>
>
> Does anyone have an opinion on this? I think Cain
was right when he said
> "I think my stories have some quality of the opening
of a forbidden box,
> and it
> is this, rather than the violence, sex, ... that
gives them the drive so
> often noticed."
> Wouldn't Chandler be making these statements to lay
off criticism directed
> at his own work? It's either "You think I'm bad, but
take a look at this
> guy," or "My genre's not so bad, it's just got a bad
rep from writers like
> this." Anyway, these internal contradictions are
what make the genre so
> interesting.
No question Chandler was a prude. His attitude toward
pronography and adolescent hi-jinx in The Big Sleep. A
product of his time. Imagine trying to get ahead today
without having been stoned and photographed naked at least
once. Personally, I like sex and violence. Can't turn the
pages in that forbidden box quickly enough. As for ranking
Cain, Chandler and MacDonald- why?
Kerry Schooley
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