Wow, I just go and pump Kevin's site and he bashes me...
Ouch... Anyway I've like Lehane for a while and I've paid
more money for a short book and have enjoyed them too... so
now all I can say ARRRGGGHHHH I SAID SOMETHING DUMB SO SUE
ME....
On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Kevin Burton Smith wrote:
> And in the category of "Someone Actually Said
That":
>
> >I don't mind paying 6.99 for a 400 page book,
but do for a 180 page book...
> Yeah, well, if page count versus price is the
critical standard, I
> guess Dennis Lehane's stuff is good, after
all.
>
> See, Paul, you were naive like me. It turns out it's
not the words,
> it's how many of 'em you can get for a dollar.
Coming next from
> Dennis Lehane: the Boston area phonebook. Lots of
words,
> non-contrived characters and an excellent
word-to-price ratio. It's a
> breath of fresh air. Reserve your copy now. You
won't want to miss it!
>
> But I digress....
>
>
>
>
> Kevin Burton Smith
> The Thrilling Detective Web Site
> http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
> This month: The P.I. Poll on Short Fiction, plus new
stuff
> from Hugh Lessig, Peter Parmantie and Dave
White.
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