In a message dated 6/29/2007 9:52:21 P.M. Eastern
Daylight Time,
miker_zspider@yahoo.com writes:
Although Kevin is addressing the noir genre, in the end I
don't think it's classification that he's talking about. It's
quality.
miker
I understand he's taking issue with the quality, but he's
also comparing some neo- to classic noir, saying the new noir
doesn't live up to the standards. I doubt it's trying to.
Obviously, there's a noir trend going on so publishers are
applying the word liberally. I think it's both good and bad.
The good is that the more any noir catches on, the more
people will know the word, and the readership will grow for
all the books. (I still can't use "noir lit" as the title of
a class because people won't know enough to sign up.) The bad
news is that books that are really more like horror might get
popular and lower the status of the genre--the cost of
popularity. Personally, I would like to sell lots of books,
but keep the old "prestige." I don't think both can happen.
Vicki
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