Vachss has been mentioned here off and on about twice a year
for the last few years...I have always sensed that both the
personality and the subjects he covers are not very ³in²
Rara-avians at large, whose overall taste is much ³classic²
(even when it comes to noir) let¹s say and whose forays
outside the Œcanons¹ (even into the multitudes of foreign
writers) are far and few between...That said, it must be
added that the quality from Vachss has very seriously
declined from the early days (and the comic book forays) and
for example his Two Trains Running was downright
unreadable!!!...
Montois de D鴲oit
On 1/28/08 12:32 PM, "
BaxDeal@aol.com" <
BaxDeal@aol.com> wrote:
>
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>
>
>
> In a message dated 1/28/08 5:01:40 AM,
djpenfold2003@yahoo.co.uk
> <mailto:djpenfold2003%40yahoo.co.uk>
writes:
>> >
>> > I would be very interested to hear other
members views on this
>> > subject. I look forward to contributing
more to this group from now on.
>> > Cheers, Dan.
>> >
>
> Vachss is too heavy handed and one note for my
taste, especially in the Burke
> series. I have read Shella however, and remember it
was excellent. for
> me, I feel I've taken his measure and moved on, as I
have from other authors
> whose work I really used to enjoy, like Leonard,
Ellroy, Hiassen. there are
> others as well, but I'm away from my library. I'm
not ready to quit James W.
> Hall yet, but I've got a few of his most recent
backing up in my TBR. I
> think
> the problem may be more that there are others whose
work I'm more excited
> about right now, and they keep jumping in front of
him. I've got a couple
> Walter
> Moseleys that have been in the cue for awhile, but
they aren't Easy Rawlins
> books
>
> and since our unofficial greeter is no longer here
to do it, welcome, Dan
>
> John Lau
>
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Cinefrog@comcast.net
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