--- JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
THE MALTESE FALCON, THE BIG
> SLEEP,
They created the genre. And everybody has been imitating them
ever since.
> and THE SPY WHO CAME IN FROM THE COLD
didn't
> convince
> you?
I don't think it's a genre book. That's what you don't
get.
>
> How
> about Meyer Levin's COMPULSION?
That's bogus. It's a great subject but not a great book. It's
indicative of squat in this conversation. And it's also true
of others that you mention. If can't make a compelling
argument, then dazzle them with pointless details.
> Is that enough? Or when you said a "single
example"
> did you literally mean you only wanted me to
name
> one?
>
Yes. But since you never actually read what I write, I'm not
surprised.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
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