RARA-AVIS: Spillane - what's up with that?

HardingM@stentor.ca
Wed, 8 Jul 1998 13:01:50 -0400 OK, let me say first off - first time caller (oooooh, hi Matthew).

Second, when I first read Spillane, growing up in the 80s, he seemed like
the most vibrant, gritty, fleshy author I had ever read in my life. As my
adolescence fades, I have re-read all major works and I am still mightily
impressed. There's something about his writing style that grabs you by
the throat and doesn't let you go.

I have to ask, (since I am not familiar with the times), just how crucial
were the McCarthy years for the US and communism? I cannot get
over reading the one with the Green Cards how much hatred burns in
the pages of this novel.

Sorry, I have to know - was there something about communism that sparked
this in all of society in general in those days, or did Mickey Spillane
have
some personal vengeance?

Thanks,
Matthew

#
# To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" to majordomo@icomm.ca.
# The web pages for the list are at http://www.vex.net/~buff/rara-avis/.