Al wrote:
"I suspect that the loss of teeth in scenes of fictional
violence is always going to figure highly. Teeth are an
obvious symbol of
aggression, so knocking them out emasculates (or
pacifies, if emasculation
isn't applicable)."
Actually, the loss of teeth de-masticates mostly.
And, let me retract my previous knock on Gischler's PISTOL
POETS. Much further into the book and, even with some heavy
duty violence, it is a hoot! Noirish hoot, but a hoot
nonetheless.
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