> I enjoyed POODLE SPRINGS. I'm a notorious Parker
fan, and enjoy Chandler
almost as much. As
>a rule I don't believe any writer can (or should)
finish another's work,
but Parker's attempt wasn't bad.
>The Chandler estate asked him to continue from
Chandler's four chapters of
>"The Poodle Springs Story."
> In the end Parker didn't enjoy the experience
but--if you had to pick
someone in the late 80s to write
>a Marlowe book--who would you choose?
Oh, sure, Parker was the obvious choice. But the problem I
had with POODLE SPRINGS was that it was too much Parker and
not enough Chandler, and likewise that it was too
contemporary. My recollection is that the main plot
theme--accommodating Linda's and Marlowe's very different
lives and expectations into a working long-term
relationship--was virtually identical to what's been going on
with Spenser and Susan since the second novel in that series.
As such, the way they finally manage to accommodate one
another struck me as totally unbelievable, particularly given
Marlowe's stubborn traditionalism (remember, he wouldn't even
let Linda pay for her own ticket back to the US in PLAYBACK?)
and the time the book was supposed to be taking place.
Again, my thoughts, for what they're worth.
Vicky
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