In a message dated 1/31/03 3:43:09 PM,
Robison_M@crane.navy.mil writes:
<< Marlowe is such an enigma. That must be part
of the big attraction. >>
Yeah, I'm sure that's true. And it
intrigues us in so many ways. The opening page and a half of
"The Long Goodbye" is (IMO) as good as it gets, and it is one
of the best openings of any novel I've ever read. Handsome,
likable, seriously drunk, Terry Lennox half in and half out
of the Rolls, the beautiful, fur draped, woman at his side,
the smartass uniformed parking attendant, the swank post deco
appeal of "The Dancers," and Marlowe tucked away in the
shadows, revealing the picture before him, and a part of
himself to us, with such clarity and force that we end up
watching him watch the others. If I could write such a page
and a half, I would die a happy man.
Jim
Blue
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