>Kerry wrote:
>But attempts to update cosies into modern America are
laughably nostalgic
at best, and undemocratic at worst.
>The antagonism between cosy and noir fans is class
warfare.
"Nostalgic" -- maybe, though the case can be made that some
novels that Westlake, Hiaasen and even Leonard are writing
wind up on the cozy side of the ledger. "Laughably" --
depends on the skill of the writer.
"Undemocratic" -- only if you subscribe to the theory that
class is the key dividing line between cozy and noir. I'm
hardly an expert on Lillian Jackson Braun's novels, probably
the most popular of today's U.S. cozies, but it seems to me
that (psychic Siamese cats notwithstanding) they have less to
do with class distinction than with extolling the quality of
life in small town America. That same mythic boutique village
comfort level (as opposed to the nerve rattling reality of
the concrete jungles) is what accounts for dozens of very
successful cozy updates. Some readers like upbeat escapist
fare, some, like those of us on this list, prefer the darker
variety. "Antagonism" and "class warfare" are terms more
appropriate to the upcoming election.
Dick Lochte
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