hello,
a while ago there was a discussion about serial killer books
and someone recommended denton's blackburn and thompson's
killer inside me. i read both of them... i liked blackburn.
the part where he killed the rip-off auto mechanic was
hilarious. seemed well-written and plotted. i couldn't stand
killer inside me. it was dreary and depressing. it was all i
could do to finish it. if i hadn't paid so much for it and if
it wasn't a classic, i wouldn't have. the closest comparison
i can think of is vachss's stella. one might say that is the
nature of noir, but i'm inclined to disagree... i think that
noir well done has a dark and dirty but somehow elegant and
artful appeal. both those books were ugly and
uninspiring.
miker
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