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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, BaxDeal@... wrote:
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> In a message dated 3/25/08 10:45:35 AM,
jchocking@... writes:
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> > Alas, it captures none of the loopy
> > energy, linguistic ingenuity, or dumbass libido
that distinguish Dan's
> > best stories.
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> wait a minute. libido is dumbass? you mean, dumbass
GREAT
Dan Turner's libido looks to be a typical male libido, though
it does manifest itself crudely in his descriptions of the
object of desire. A pretty typical dude -- not politically
correct, of course, but then he didn't have to be in his era.
The strange thing is that Bellem's stories are still a lot of
fun, they're more readable than a lot of the stuff published
during those decades. You might say that they have aged the
right way.
The literary heir to Bellem, Richard Prather, has similar
characteristics, though his style was more urbane and less
chaotic.
Best,
mrt
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