> > Maybe I didn't quite get across what I
was
> > thinking in my comment the other day,
regarding
> > the character with the dog in George
Pelecanos'
> > _Hell to Pay_. Sure, training your dog to
take
> > part in a dogfight is pretty hard, but in the
scheme
> > of the book, the character's love for his dog,
and
> > his despair when the dog loses and one of his
pals
> > summarily executes it, does do something
to
> > humanize him. This is, after all, the
hard-edged
> > street as imagined by George Pelecanos. I'd
never
> > want to meet any of these characters myself--I
was
> > just trying to get across the idea that they
are pretty
> > scary, yet also believable and realistic--not
some
> > cookie-cutter psychos, but
individuals.
> >
>
> No, you were quite clear, Craig. I just saw the
opportunity for a cheap
> shot & couldn't resist. What can I say? It's in
my nature (as the
> scorpion said to the turtle).
>
cookie-cutter psychos, eh? do you think maybe he's referring
to thompson's _killer inside me_, rene? ;-)
miker
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