Anyone read AB's fiction?

[Puffin3]

I have read everything AB has written. IMO his 'fiction' books are great reads. I rarely ever read a book twice but I have all of AB's fiction books and enjoy reading them a couple of times a year. IMO he's an even better fiction writer than all the other things he does. Have any of you read AB's fiction?

[ratgirlagogo]

The only one I've read was Bone In The Throat, but I enjoyed it. Well-plotted and funny dialogue.

[4X4]

I haven't read any of his fiction, but I recently got "Get Jiro!" (the graphic novel he wrote) from the library. Haven't had a chance to start reading it yet.

[John E.]

I too always thought AB was Alton Brown since he was called that on Good Eats. I don't think I've ever heard anyone call Bourdain "AB". I'll have to look for his fiction books. What sort of genre is it that he writes?

[porker]

Stylized crime novels.

[Puffin3]

Crime/'foodie'. I'd put his writing on par with Lawrence Sanders.

[mike0989]

I read Gone Bamboo. It was a good read, but I don't think I'd call it great. It was certainly as good as a lot of the cime novels out there though.

[Puffin3]

Try 'The Bobby Gold Stories'.

[porker]

I read Bone in the Throat, Gone Bamboo, and Bobby Gold. I'm not sure if he's a better fiction writer than other stuff, but I certainly enjoyed these three works and would look forward to more fiction.
Bourdain wrote these at about the same time as Kitchen Confidential, when he was quite hungry.
I'm afraid that wealth and stardom might put (or "has put") a crimp in his literary ambition(s).
Sure, he writes for Treme, but that doesn't seem to be the same scope as a work of fiction...
Just my 2c.

[Puffin3]

Agree. It will be interesting to read whatever is next....if, as you point out, there is a 'next'. Anyway. Good reads.
Cheers

[saeyedoc]

AB? Alton Brown or Anthony Bourdain?

[Puffin3]

Tony. Not sure if Alton has written any novels.