Etienne Borgers (freeweb@rocketmail.com)
Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:28:11 -0700 (PDT)
Well, you ask for warm ice cubes!!
If I understand correctly your statement, bad endings is a
big no-no for what concerns your readings and movies... then
beware this mailing-list as most of the books discussed (or
recommended)are rather dark and violent, so real good endings
are scarce. Same goes for most of the films mentioned
here.
Unless you accept the surviving of the central character of
the novel as a "good ending"? But even then you will have to
turn a blind eye to all what happened to the others!
Maybe you could have more chance with American crime films,
as most of the time the ending is bent to be not toooo bad,
mostly for commercial reasons, even if the rest is
graphically aggressive, violent and gorish.
As for HB/Noir novels, I do not dare to recommend you any on
these grounds, unless you accept the survival of the hero as
good (whatever his state), or if you like capers and
semi-parody in these genres.
E.Borgers Hard-Boiled Mysteries http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
---Pamlou1@aol.com
wrote:
> Hi, I am very new to this genre and this list,
////
SNIP
Though I
> like the atmospheric novels, I have one
major
hang-up when I am
> reading. I hate books that end badly. A lot of
my
friends get
> exasperated with me because I won't read a book
if
I know up front
> that it ends badly, or see a movie with the
same
knowledge. Do the
> Robicheaux books always end on a depressing
note?
While I'm
> at it, I would like to ask for suggestions
for
somebody new to this
> genre. If it isn't too much trouble, does
anybody
have a favorite
> they would like to recommend to me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Pam
> --
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