RARA-AVIS: Re: James M. Cain

From: Chuck ( chuckelp@ix.netcom.com)
Date: 30 Sep 2007


And, Dave, I must say that Red Harvest is my favorite Hammett at this point. I couldn't get past the first 5 pages of Thin Man -- every body had to have a drink in their hand. Dumb. Will I'll check out Continental Op in the next few weeks.

--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Zeltserman" <dz@...> wrote:
>
> Patrick,
>
> I could not disagree more with you about the Continental Op which I
> consider some of the best crime fiction written. Btw. You left out Red
> Harvest which has made a number of best 100 book lists, including Time
> Magazines.
>
> --Dave
>
>
> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King <abrasax93@> wrote:
> >
> > All of Cain's books are interesting and most of them
> > are great novels. While Hammett's The Thin Man & The
> > Maltese Falcon are great books, the others tell the
> > breakneck speed he wrote at. The Glass Key, The Dane's
> > Curse are pretty awful in my opinion, and the
> > Continental Op is a cartoon. I would say Cain's only
> > equal is Jim Thompson. They're, of couse, much
> > different stylists, but their quaility is consistent
> > from book to book.
> >
> > Patrick King
> > --- Dave Zeltserman <dz@> wrote:
>



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