Jim wrote:
'I just tried to see what it was that writers as disparate as
Chandler, and Goodis, and Williams, and Willeford, could have
in common. I found a very rough similarity in some of the
atmospherics. I described the atmospherics as "dark and
sinister."'
If you are defining "dark and sinister" as applying to scenic
atmospherics and not morality or character, as you have
repeatedly stated, what by Willeford qualifies? His humor is
very dark, many of his characters are sinister, but I can't
think of the settings in any of his books I've read (not all,
but every one that has been in print in the past couple
decades) as dark and sinister (with the possible exception of
Pick Up). In fact, a major part of his appeal to me is how
bright and seemingly cheery his often hilarious books are
while detailing such terrible, even sinister, behavior.
Mark
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