At 11:18 AM 1/8/00 -0800, MT wrote:
>The lack of reprints suggests that an
entire
>generation of mystery readers has grown up
without
>knowing about Fredric Brown. It's sad, though he
isn't
>the only great writer to tall into oblivion.
The
>revolution of the mystery genre of the
eighties
>(Paretsky, Grafton, etc.) wasn't all good.
>
>On the other hand, it's hard to imagine *any*
reader
>not liking Brown. He's one of the most fun writers
(as
>well as one of the greatest) in the mystery and
SF
>genres.
>
>
I
believe that I have only read _one- mystery by Brown; _The
Screaming Mimi_. I didn't care for it. I have _They All
Killed Grandma_ but I don't think I have ever read it. On the
other hand, I thought his SF was very good and often rather
funny.
James
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