In a message dated 3/15/02 8:24:19 AM,
bleekerbooks@hotmail.com writes:
<< It seems to me that Chandler and Hemingway have
there greatest effect on those who pick them up in their
teenage years, especially young men
(certainly true of me). I wonder if that's because the
characters of both writers seem lonely and aloof, but provide
an alternate model of masculinity that appeals to bookish
youngsters. Any thoughts? >>
I'd say this is also true in my case. When you're young, you
tend to fall hard for the romance in life and
literature.
John Lau
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