Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Defining parameters of
the
hardboiled novel has always interested me. I lean more toward
Bill
Denton's point that "there's more to hardboiled" than
attitude and local
color.
I think the term "hardboiled" has to permeate an entire
novel. It
is a bleak, cynical outlook shared by all characters, not
just the
hero. The man fit to survive in such a world (the hero) is
one whose
courage and optimism are enough to counter predominant
pessimism.
Gerald
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