Jerry Buck (petecastle@worldnet.att.net)
Sat, 10 Jul 1999 22:08:16 -0700
> > > Its unfortunate that such a lyrical and
complicated creation as
Robicheaux
> > > should have been represented on screen by
a self-absorbed hambone
Actually, I was quoting someone else
who said that. I wasn't that kind.
> But it is the "description" that makes the Burke
writing so endearing. I
> think In the Electric Mist with the Confederate Dead
could have been
> called the Book of Colors. And that doesn't transfer
well to the screen,
It would be even more endearing if he
ever told a complete story. The Electric Mist was nonsense
about ghosts. If he wants to substitute New Age hokus-pokus
for good story telling, okay, but don't try to convince me he
writes good mysteries.
Jerry Buck
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