I agree; I felt the same way when I first read Oates's
review. After all,
even Edmund Wilson -- not much of a mystery fan -- had kind
words for
_Farewell, My Lovely_. The book deserved more than a
one-sentence put-down
job. James Wolcott's assessment of Chandler in _The New
Yorker_ was far
more balanced.
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