Well, thought I'd write a quick post before I head up to
Chicago for some meetings Monday and Tuesday. I got a new
hardboiled criticism book called Cracking the Hardboiled
Detective. By a fellow named Moore. It looks like it might be
readable. At least he hasn't decided to entertain some
ridiculous thesis like hardboiled is all a variation on the
Prodigal Son story, or that hardboiled is only relevant when
it deals with "crimes of state." All Moore's going for is
following recurrent themes from its origin through to the
present. Page two and he makes a mistake by declaring Poe's
Dupin to be a "pure amateur." If I recall correctly, Dupin
demands and gets payment from the police on at least one of
his jobs.
I have been reading nonfiction almost exclusively for the
last few months, but since there's been a lot of praise for
Bruen, I've packed The White Trilogy in my bag. I read the
first a while ago. I'll give the second a go. I read a few
pages last night. I also threw Goodis's Cassidy's Girl in for
good measure.
miker
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