-----Original Message----- From: Brian Thornton <
tieresias@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Jul 24, 2005 5:42 PM
To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Re:
Two for the Money
You assume correctly. Thanks for giving me the benefit of the
doubt.:)
Brian Thornton
That's good to hear. It was so subtle it almost fell into the
category of "Too cool for the room." :)
This has become a very lively, perhaps slightly off-topic,
discussion. The one thing I'd like to add is that (I think)
Charles' opinion should carry the same weight as all of our
opinions. (Or lack of weight, however you want to look at
it.) I wouldn't want him to feel censored anymore than anyone
else on the board (which would be: not at all.). I think he
should be comfortable weighing in with his feelings - and we
should understand that he comes with a natural bias as the
publisher/editor of Hard Case Crime. Just as we all come with
our own natural bias(es? Could I borrow an editor
please?).
Having Charles around would not stop me from criticizing a
Hard Case book. Although it is unlikely that it would happen,
considering my reading habits. I rarely pick up anything that
I'm not fairly certain I will enjoy. Life's too short to slug
through books that I can tell I won't like. And I can almost
always tell by doing two minutes of research of the title in
question. I have bought a number of Hard Case books, but I
have also passed on a number of them as well because they
just didn't interest me. (And not purchasing a book is
probably the harshest criticism you can lay on one. It's
silent, but deadly.)
We're stumbling into one of those "meta" conversations here.
We're discussing what is proper to be discussed and how it
should be discussed and if we should discuss the discussion.
But once again, I think it would be a mistake to say that
Charles shouldn't be able to criticize his critics without
making us feel that we can't speak openly in this
forum.
But, of course, by the same logic, I suppose his critics of
his criticism of their criticism should also be allowed to
speak openly as well.
Head hurting...room spinning...forget I said
anything...forget I was even here.
TL
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