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Outstanding
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Boston Globe Stephen King
You certainly wouldn't expect him to have produced his best novel at the age of 79, but he seems to have done it.
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Outstanding
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Entertainment Weekly Gilbert Cruz
Leonard shows little sign of losing his ability to write crackling dialogue and create endearing, slightly tainted heroes. [13 May 2005, p.92]
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Outstanding
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Los Angeles Times Denise Hamilton
"The Hot Kid" brims with the sly humor, spare prose and razor dialogue we expect from the master. [8 May 2005, p.R3]
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Outstanding
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Library Journal Thomas L. Kilpatrick
A winner in the tradition of Get Shorty and Be Cool. [15 Apr 2005, p.74]
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Outstanding
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Publishers Weekly
The writing is pitch-perfect throughout. [28 Mar 2005, p.55]
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Outstanding
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The Onion A.V. Club Scott Tobias
A smooth-running tour through a vibrant period in American history, The Hot Kid hopscotches from one memorable setpiece to another.
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Favorable
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Washington Post Patrick Anderson
In The Hot Kid , Oklahoma is his version of Shakespeare's enchanted isle in "The Tempest," a brave new world where maids and monsters, outlaws and oilmen, strange creatures all, act out their dubious destinies.
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Favorable
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Daily Telegraph Susanna Yager
If you wonder why so many superlatives have been used to describe his books, you only have to read this one to find out.
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Favorable
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Daily Telegraph James Walton
While I've read more straightforwardly thrilling Leonard novels, The Hot Kid is among the richest and most satisfying.
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Favorable
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The Guardian Peter Guttridge
It's a straightforward tale, more western than contemporary story, but Leonard's every page sparkles.
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Favorable
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Booklist Keir Graff
As always, Leonard's prose seems effortless, his dialogue is perfect, and his humor is as dry as a moonshine martini. If there's anything that keeps The Hot Kid from catching fire, it might be that the Hot Kid is a little too hot. [15 Mar 2005, p.1246]
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Favorable
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Houston Chronicle Andrew Dansby
Familiar and strange, The Hot Kid is an expertly crafted, deftly balanced crime novel that engages with its contradictions.
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Favorable
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The New York Times Janet Maslin
A quieter, deeper, more sanguine novel than ''Get Shorty'' fans are used to, one with more heft but less hair-trigger repartee than Mr. Leonard usually delivers.
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Favorable
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The New York Times Book Review Charles McGrath
Where so much of Leonard's recent fiction has a sharp, almost hyperrealistic quality, ''The Hot Kid'' is noirish and even a little pulpy at times, in the fashion of 30's movies and detective magazines.
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Unfavorable
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San Francisco Chronicle David Lazarus
This is still Elmore Leonard, make no mistake -- the man could write a phone book onto the best-seller list. But there's little sizzle to "The Hot Kid" and precious little emotional clout.
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