Kevin Burton Smith (kvnsmith@colba.net)
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 13:51:46 -0400
Feminists hate Hammett?
Oh, come on. In the real world, being a feminist and liking
Hammet are not mutually exclusive. Let's leave the conspiracy
theories for the self-obsessed, artificial, closed world of
academia and the paranoid alternative universe of talk radio
call-in shows.
As a feminist myself, I see relatively little in Hammett's
work that really bothers me (especially given the time it was
written), and much that actually seems sympathetic to women
(again, especially given the time). Now Hammett's life is
another story, but then, this ain't People Magazine.
And, while Bowman's review seems to be his usual uninformed,
pseudo-literary tripe, even the most ardent fan of Hammett
has to admit that not all the stories in NIGHTMARE TOWN rank
among his best. I don't think anyone should be kicked out of
the He-Man Woman-Hater's Club just for saying the title
story, for example, is pretty much on the lame side.
Kevin Burton Smith The Thrilling Detective Web Site http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
IT'S OFFICIAL! October is Dashiell Hammett Month. Don't play
the sap for anyone.
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