a.n.smith (ansmith@netdoor.com)
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 17:01:43 -0600
> I just started reading John Ridley's LOVE IS A
RACKET, and within the
first
> ten pages the narrator has given an old whore $50
bucks that he can ill
> afford to part with because he feels sorry for her.
Are tough guys
> supposed to be so sentimental.
Could be the *reasons* people do nice things are because of
selfish motivation, and that can be thoroughly hard-boiled.
Feeling of guilt cause us to hand over the dough, or either
it is a way to make himself feel like a
"good" person. Complex enough. I like that.
Trust me: The book is a hard-boiled ride.
N
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