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Jackrabbit Smile

von Joe R. Lansdale

Reihen: Hap and Leonard (11)

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Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair--Hap, a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a tough-as-nails black gay Vietnam vet and Republican--but they're the closest friend either of them has in the world. Hap is celebrating his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, Brett (who is also Hap and Leonard's boss), when their backyard barbecue is interrupted by a couple of Pentecostal white supremacists. They're not too happy to see Leonard, and no one is happy to see them, but they have a problem and only Hap and Leonard will take the case. Judith Mulhaney's daughter, Jackrabbit, has been missing for five years. Well, she's been missing from them for five years, but she's been missing from everybody, including the local no-goods who ran with her, for a few months. Despite their misgivings about Judith and her son, Hap and Leonard take the case. It isn't long until they find themselves mixed up in a revivalist cult that believes Jesus will return flanked by an army of lizard-men--solving a murder to boot.--from dust jacket.… (mehr)
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I have read every book and short story in the Hap and Leonard series but I think it is time to retire it.
This should have been a short story and considering it is 230ish pages it basically is. But worse is the fact that there isn’t much of a story. All of the characters are overblown stereotypes and the author has become overly politically correct to justify the behavior of the worst of them.
At this rate I expect the next book to be Hap and Leonard go grocery shopping. ( )
  zmagic69 | Mar 31, 2023 |
After trying, and failing, at three other series, slipping into a Hap & Leonard book...hell, slipping into any Joe R. Lansdale book...is like pulling on that most comfortable t-shirt, and those well worn in jeans. There's just something about these books that make me feel good.

It doesn't even matter what this book is about. Hap & Leonard have another case. They meet some good guys, and they meet some real assholes. The assholes all get a butt-kicking.

It ain't the story, so much as how Lansdale, through his POV character Hap Collins, tells the story. And honestly, a more enjoyable narrator you'll never meet. This book has action, it has humour, and it's got a whole lotta heart.

I don't know how Lansdale doesn't sell a billion books. He seriously should. ( )
  TobinElliott | Sep 3, 2021 |
Hap and Leonard return to Hap's hometown of Marvel Creek in Joe Lansdale's latest release JACKRABBIT SMILE.

This time around our heroes are hired by a man and his mother to find their missing sister/daughter. The relationship between Hap, Leonard and Brett and their new clients isn't a good one, since both the man and his mom are openly prejudiced against any and all who aren't white. Which, of course, doesn't sit well with Leonard. Will the dynamic duo find the missing girl? Will the people who hired them get their due? You'll have to read this to find out!

The humor Joe Lansdale is famous for is here in spades, but there's a lot of darkness as well. Hap's hometown is full of racism, violence, and both false prophets and profits. (It's hard to believe good-hearted Hap came from such an ugly place.) All of this makes for a quick, extremely entertaining read.

If you're reading the Hap and Leonard series, you already know how addicting these books can be. If you're watching the television series on the Sundance Channel, you'll note some similarities between the current season and this book. Both take unflinching looks at the ugliness of racism in all of its different faces and forms; but they do it with bravery and a sense of humor. I think that's what makes this series, (both the books and the television show), so special and enjoyable.

If you're not reading this series or watching the show, what are you waiting for?

Highly recommended!

*Thanks to Mulholland Books and NetGalley for the e-arc of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. This is it.*



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  Charrlygirl | Mar 22, 2020 |
What can I say, it's Lansdale. Solid writing, great story. I often whine about Stephen King's books being too long. In the case of Jackrabbit Smile, I'll whine that it wasn't long enough....LOL. ( )
  bjkelley | Jun 12, 2018 |
“Is this about Jackie or is it about black and white relations, and exactly why have we become the target for an ass whipping when we’re merely asking about a missing lady who turns out to be good at math and is a little kooky?”

Well, that about sums up the plot to this here tale! Another good read and another fine Hap and Leonard novel! The duo get hired by a couple of racists to find Jackie, the gal with the bucktoothed smile. Leads to a whole lotta other characters, and the usual Hap and Leonard misadventures. I wish I coulda learned more about the twins, but other than that, I was totally happy with this story and hope to hell there's another one coming down the pike! Oh, and mazel tov to Hap and Brett! ( )
  Stahl-Ricco | Apr 10, 2018 |
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Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

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To the memory of friend, fine actor, photographer, artist, and filmmaker Bill Paxton, who was taken way too soon
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« … Sono un segregazionista. Non un razzista». «Segregazionista è solo un altro modo per dire razzista, – ribatté Leonard. – L'unica differenza è che la parola più lunga delle due indossa un cappello e una cravatta».
Mi sedetti e accesi la televisione per ascoltare il notiziario, ma la situazione politica era così simile a un reality show di merda che spensi prima di sentirmi male.
«Ma chi diavolo è questo tappo?» «Quello che ti infilerà la pistola in un orecchio e ti libererà di quarant'anni di cerume», disse Leonard.
«… Credo che se tu provassi a spiegare al Professore che non sapevi cosa stesse accadendo, sarebbe come prendere a calci un coniglio morto e dire che sta saltando da solo».
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Hap and Leonard are an unlikely pair--Hap, a self-proclaimed white trash rebel, and Leonard, a tough-as-nails black gay Vietnam vet and Republican--but they're the closest friend either of them has in the world. Hap is celebrating his wedding to his longtime girlfriend, Brett (who is also Hap and Leonard's boss), when their backyard barbecue is interrupted by a couple of Pentecostal white supremacists. They're not too happy to see Leonard, and no one is happy to see them, but they have a problem and only Hap and Leonard will take the case. Judith Mulhaney's daughter, Jackrabbit, has been missing for five years. Well, she's been missing from them for five years, but she's been missing from everybody, including the local no-goods who ran with her, for a few months. Despite their misgivings about Judith and her son, Hap and Leonard take the case. It isn't long until they find themselves mixed up in a revivalist cult that believes Jesus will return flanked by an army of lizard-men--solving a murder to boot.--from dust jacket.

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