William Denton wrote:
You didn't find the violence and the careless humour worked
against each other? I left a bad taste in my mouth. They can
go together, but Gischler didn't pull it off for me.
*********** I understand what you are saying. Humor can work
against violence and tension. I mentioned that about a
Prather novel I recently read. But I had no problem with the
humor and violence in Gischler's book. I thought the
juxtaposition to be defining. Gischler's protagonist is so
inured to violence that it has little effect on him. I didn't
even have a hard time believing it. It reminded me of
Willeford's comment about the state of mind of people that
have seen combat and are then released onto the
streets.
miker
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