At 01:54 PM 2/13/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Jim Doherty said:
>
>: Hardboiled is attitude. Noir is atmosphere. That
which is tough and
>: colloquial, whatever the ending, is hardboiled.
That which is dark and
>: sinister, whatever the ending, is noir. That which
is tough and
>: colloquial and dark and sinister, whatever the
ending, is both
>: hardboiled and noir.
>
>I think we should adopt this as our definition of
these terms until
>something better comes along, if ever.
A good rule-of-thumb, with the presumption we're talking
crime fiction. That which is without murder, is boring.
Kerry
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