Re: RARA-AVIS: Willeford vs. Leonard

William Denton (buff@vex.net)
Fri, 13 Feb 1998 20:15:46 -0500 (EST) On Fri, 13 Feb 1998, Mario Taboada wrote:

: It is perhaps wrong to view Leonard as a "noir" writer. As far as I
: can tell, he is a realistic writer - and humor (what you call
: "glibness") is an important part of reality. Come to think of it,
: Leonard may be a perfect example of a very hardboiled author who is
: not at all noir...

That's interesting, I'll have to think about that. But let me ask you
a question: do you think Leonard's last few books are as good as his
earlier ones, from the '70s and '80s? I hooked into him about 1990,
read some older stuff and followed his new releases for a few years,
but then something happened and I got the feeling he was coasting.
I guess I'll have to pick up his latest and see how I like it.

Bill

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