rara-avis@icomm.ca wrote:
> Jess wrote:
>Chris, you should try reading more Barra before you
dismiss him
>like that. He's made a living as a freelance writer
in places as
>diverse as the Wall Street Journal and the Village
Voice. He's a
>long sight distant from the type of writer you
describe.
>
>And, as it happens, he -does- know his crime
fiction.
> Ok, maybe I was unfair on Barra. I'm probably closer
to that type
> of writer myself. But I think he had a bad day at
the office. I do
Fair enough.
> get annoyed, though, when otherwise clever,
intelligent and
> respected people are allowed to get away with making
dumb comments
> about populer fiction. They wouldn't
I think I'd burn out permanently if I got annoyed every time
someone did that. <g>
jess
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