>
> I just picked up a copy of Manhattan Love Song.
It's
> in my TBR pile. Good,
> huh?
>
Woolrich is an acquired taste. Manhattan Love Song is perhaps
one of his more stable and accessible books. You have to
realize that around this time, Woolrich moved into a hotel
and just drank and wrote (I'm about to read the biography so
I may have to revise that). He was notorious for recycling
stories and doing variations on stories. The Bride Wore Black
and Rendezvous in Black are very similar and the big
difference is the gender of the protagonist. I Married A Dead
Man utilizes every device of those early adventure/detective
writing: imposters, unbelievable coincidences, and the like.
When he's bad, he's really bad. When he's good, I think he's
the best noir writer because his style is so his own and he
really cuts out a piece of the world all his own. Being a New
Yorker, I loved his take on the city. It's priceless. Be very
interested in what you think after you're done with it.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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