Comments on Book Review: The Best of Joe R. Lansdale: <BR>Dark Flavors Over GristleLansdale is as important an America Original as Mark Twain, only if he had written The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, he'd have had a bored Tom bashing Huck's brains in with a tree branch.TypePad2010-03-04T21:30:21ZJM Cozzolihttps://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.zomboscloset.com/zombos_closet_of_horror_b/2010/03/the-best-of-joe-r-lansdale/comments/atom.xml/jmcozzoli commented on 'Book Review: The Best of Joe R. Lansdale: <BR>Dark Flavors Over Gristle'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451d04569e201310f7cb90f970c2010-03-08T20:49:10Z2010-03-08T20:49:10Zjmcozzoli"Sinister side and sweet nostalgic side." That's a perfect way to describe his work.<p>"Sinister side and sweet nostalgic side." That's a perfect way to describe his work.</p>Chris Hallock commented on 'Book Review: The Best of Joe R. Lansdale: <BR>Dark Flavors Over Gristle'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d83451d04569e20120a9161d55970b2010-03-08T20:29:29Z2010-03-08T20:29:29ZChris Hallockhttp://www.allthingshorroronline.comGreat piece on one of my absolute favorite writers. Despite his prevelence in the realms of horror, I feel like...<p>Great piece on one of my absolute favorite writers. Despite his prevelence in the realms of horror, I feel like I'm constantly recommending (begging) people to read his work. He has an amazing imagination, a sinister side, and a sweet nostalgic side that I've appreciated throughout his career. Leonard Pine and Hap Collins deserve a spot among literature's greatest heroes.</p>