Hi-- It's difficult for me to maintain interest in writings
which feel to me like the protagonist has become a sort of
self-proclaimed vessel for the exercise of the righteous
wrath of god...and Vachss' writings feel that way to me, even
Shella, which I loved until I'd read perhaps one Vachss book
too many. His writings seem to me to have an agenda beyond
the fictional. No offense meant to anyone who disagrees, of
course. Rob
--- Steve Novak <
Cinefrog@comcast.net> wrote:
> I guess I have to express my surprise and sorrow
at
> the fact that *generally* speaking (...and that
is
> always dangerous...) Vachss's criticism both in
the
> US press and on various US discussion
groups
> (including and especially Rara) has been
quite
> negative (or at best lukewarm) after the
initial
> enthousiasm (quite a few years ago). I wonder
why
> his strong and original voice has been in such
bad
> light...maybe some of his implied political
views
> have ruffled some well groomed feathers (on
either
> wing), maybe his activism in certain causes has
gone
> against the politically correct stances of the
US
> crime novel establishment, maybe simply the
fact
> that, aside from The Getaway Man, his most
recent
> output has not retained the sharp bluntness
and
> "newness" factor of the initial novels..??? Any
idea
> or further comment would be very
welcome...
>
> Montois in Detroit
>
>
>
>
>
>
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