nice collection for either the true blue Hap and Leonard fan or for someone who wants to get a taste of the series and decide whether or not it is for them.
I don't know if liked is the best word for it, but waws particularly impressed by "the boy who became invisible." I don't want to do any spoilers, but it would have been easier to have had Hap already fully formed , the just warrior for the downtrodden we all know and love. Instead, he was a kid, and it is a better story for that. ( )

I don't know if there's ever been a Lansdale book that I've actually disliked. That's saying something, because I'm used to every author tossing out at least one book that I don't enjoy.

But Lansdale? Nope, the guy's writing is magical.

And then there's Hap & Leonard. There's never been a H&L book that I have not actively enjoyed the hell out of, and this one's no exception.

I'd read most of the stories here before, but this is a good refresher for the series. The most haunting story here is also one of the shortest. Just read The Boy Who Became Invisible, and try and tell me that, in amongst all the jokes and fun, Lansdale can't grab you by the soul, too.

A really good collection. ( )

4.5 stars!

Hap & Leonard are hilarious! I loved this collection of short stories which jumped all over the place from serious to sad, hilarious to depressing. As someone new to Hap & Leonard, I found this collection to be a great way to get to know them.

I was already planning to make this my year of Lansdale and this was my first book of his in 2016. After getting to know Hap and Leonard: Hap being a big redneck of a white man, (soon to be played by James Purefoy, previously of The Following), and Leonard being a big, black, gay man and Vietnam veteran, (soon to be played by Michael Kenneth Williams, formerly Chalky White of Boardwalk Empire), I don't know how I can help myself from continuing on with this series-in both book and television form.

If you like Lansdale's horror works, I'm pretty sure you'll like this series too. I've only read this one so far, but that will be rectified shortly. Year of Lansdale, here I come!

Highly recommended to fans of Joe Lansdale and to fans of great buddy stories, in general.

Available for pre-order now here: http://www.amazon.com/Hap-Leonard-Joe-R-Lansdale/dp/1616961910/ref=sr_1_1?s=book... and leonard

*Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. This is it.* ( )

Well, I liked the stories herein, but I'd read most of them before. Of the three I hadn't, "Not Our Kind" was by far my favorite! Sort of an H&L origin tale. I really enjoyed the team of Hap, Leonard, Chester, and Jack! Woo wee! And I laughed aloud at the idea of H&L on stage, and singing, in "Bent Twig"! The idea is sublimely ridiculous!
The rest of the stories are good too, it's just that, like I said, they were old hat for me. Still, re-reading a Hap and Leonard story is still better than reading most anything else! ( )

Contains the shorts that are difficult to find in their original forms. I whizzed through this in an afternoon, but it still held considerable delights. Hap & Leonard are properly funny. There were parts of these stories that made me laugh as much as I have ever laughed while reading. Joyous stuff. ( )