--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Curt Purcell"
<curtpurcell@...> wrote:
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "jacquesdebierue"
> <jacquesdebierue@> wrote:
> >
> > Interesting you say this... I found Girl with
the Long Green Heart
> > riveting and couldn't stop reading.
>
> Well, I can see how someone might be enthralled by
the details of the
> buildup of a con that takes a lot of groundwork and
patience; I'm just
> not one of those people. I enjoyed both GRIFTER'S
GAME and LUCKY AT
> CARDS much more than HEART, mostly because I found
the crimes which
> formed the cores of those stories more
interesting.
>
My problem with Lucky at Cards (other than some stilted
writing) was that Block built up what looked like was going
to be a solid noir novel, and had to cop out to give it a
happy ending. Disappointing.
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