> Ed Lynskey wrote:
> I finished reading Dorothy B. Hughes THE
> SO BLUE MARBLE. In a by-the-numbers
murder
> mystery, she sure created a set of
cold-blooded
> nasty antagonists in the Montefierrow
twins.
> With their "trick" canes and spiked
cigarettes,
> they stand out. I'm not sure if the novel is
hb,
> but these villians are evil with a capital
E.
> ************
> miker wrote:
> I understand there's an element of science fiction
in the
> book. Is that correct? I also heard that the book is
a
> bit surrealistic. That would be a big change from
RIDE
> THE PINK HORSE, which was straight clean
fiction.
>
> Did you like the book?
>
> And I can understand your comment: "villians are
evil with
> a capital E." The PINK HORSE had some very wicked
flash-
> backs into Sailor's childhood. Reminiscent of
Faulkner or
> Derek Raymond.
>
> miker
If there were sci-fi elements, they flew by me. Her prose,
IMO, is deceptive. It reads like a cozy, safe, locked room
plot, then -- ugh! -- somebody is killed on-stage. Creepy,
for its time and, for me, now. And this from a lady who was a
teacher and won an award from the Yale Series for Younger
Poets.
Without divulging the plot, it's like THE MALTESE
FALCON. A mysterious marble is sought. (Q: Is that type of
object called a "macguffin"?)
And, yes, I enjoyed reading it if for a change of pace. PINK
HORSE is on my TBR.
Ed Lynskey
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