At 03:24 PM 9/1/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>Burroughs is always worth reading. What he lacked
in
>subtlety (everything) he made up in force and
momentum. I
>find him compulsively readable. Not that long ago, I
read
>an essay by Vidal in which he echoes these
marvellous
>insights of mine.
Hear, hear. Burroughs' writing was informed with an energy
few either in or out of the pulp realm could match. He tried
his hand at a couple of mysteries, but they fell flat on
their faces. Did you ever read "The Mad King"? Or "The
Rider"?
>Since we are monthless, how about a Max Brand month?
He was
>hardboiled, he wrote tons of books and stories, and,
at
>least in the US, his stuff is easily available.
Especially
>his westerns.
I liked Brand (particularly "Thunder Moon."). Any
recommendations?
All the Best,
Brian
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