Very kind of you to say so, Vicki. It's not out here yet,
though, so I haven't seen anything other than a couple of
trailers. I was just replying to Brian's comment on the
machine-gun leg. He thought it was stupid and I thought it
was funny and it is of course both, depending on who's
watching and what kind of mood they're in and their existing
prejudices and expectations, etc.
I like Tarantino, though, so that presumably consigns my
taste to the dustbin. If not, then how about the fact that I
was once a member of the Starsky & Hutch fan club? There
you go, see.
To bring the topic back to books (and to continue on the
subject of my bad taste), I also really liked BUTTERFLY. I
liked PAST ALL DISHONOR, too, which has a terrible rep. The
only Cain I've read that I didn't rate at all was LOVE'S
LOVELY COUNTERFEIT. But I've by no means read them all.
DOUBLE INDEMNITY and SERENADE are my favourites.
I predict Megan Abbott's going to be hugely successful. I've
read all three novels and each is better than the previous
and the first one was superb. Great covers, too.
A terrific recent discovery who I've not heard much of on
this list: Tom Piccirilli. A CHOIR OF ILL CHILDREN blew me
away. If you might like very weird Southern Gothic, give it a
shot. I'm soon about to get my hands on his novella, FUCKIN'
LIE DOWN ALREADY.
Al
----- Original Message -----
From:
vhend1234@aol.com
To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 9:11 PM
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Grindhouse,
anybody?
Knowing how good your taste is, Al, I'm thinking
I might give it a try--when
I get three hours together.
Vicki
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