In a message dated 11/12/05 5:51:07 AM,
vhend1234@aol.com writes:
> I can't dispute anything you say about Maltese
Falcon, although I don't
> remember plot being as imporant as character in that
novel. I'm sorry to say
> that
> the casual racism and misogyny of that time period
taint the work for me, so
> that I can't read it again, but that's another
issue.
> I do think Agatha Christie is the most overrated
author in history and her
> cheating and lack of characterization are
stunning.
>
your first comment fascinates me, since most of what I
initially learned about plotting, I learned from reading The
Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man
I didn't know Agatha Christie cheated on her husband. the
slut. you'd think it would have made her work a little more
noirish
John Lau
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