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From: Carrie Pruett
pruettc@hotmail.com
I recently finished Hammett's "Red Harvest" and I'm leading a
discussion on it for another list. This is a pretty
sophisticated group of mystery readers with very diverse
tastes and while we've had a few bursts of enthusiasm for the
book, most reactions are along the lines of "dated,"
"dull," "I didn't care what happened to any of these
people."
So I know I'm taking aim at a sacred cow but does anyone
agree with me that Red Harvest doesn't hold up very well? Was
this ever a popular success in novel form?
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Well, RED HARVEST is my favorite Hammet novel, so I guess I
disagree. It contains some of Hammett's sharpest writing and
is not dull or dated by my lights. I'd be interested in what
books from the 1920's this group thinks are not dull or
dated.
BobT
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