Bill wrote:
"I agree about INTERFACE. I thought it was absolutely top
notch."
I had an English professor who taught a course in film as
literature. He found out I was into mysteries. We were both
fans of Fletch. He asked me about Gores, was curious about
him after having seen something about his book Hammett. I
gave him Interface, told him it was a much better book. He
gave it back shortly thereafter. He told me he had read a
chapter or two and "couldn't be bothered." I lost all respect
for his taste at that moment.
Luckily, the hardboiled literature course in the department
was taught by another, CC Mish, or Pelecanos would never
havebeen inspired to write. (The general mystery course was
taught by a third, Ian Ousby.)
"Aside from the DKA stories, Mr. Robison might want to try
MENACED ASSASSIN (1994), which is another masterpiece of
narrative structure. It's like the entire story is there,
laid out in front of you, and Gores is trying to tell it all
at once, except that's impossible, so he has to pick bits
from here and there, and the way he picks them is the most
suspenseful arrangement possible."
Wow, Bill, that's a great definition for Literary Cubism (and
a good description of the book).
Mark
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