Hi, yes, I see exactly what you mean. Cozies are for those
who like that stuff, and and that's ok. Just don't mix it
into our books. No, this is not irony - I mean it. The one
Lehane book I read - in spite of all the chill and the
killing - had a cozy tone to it that was misplaced. Dialogue
is such an important part of a hard-boiled mystery that a
cozy and puerile humour destroys it all. Learn from the
masters! And Block is a master - at least in his Matt Scudder
books.
Regards, Geir
Subject: RARA-AVIS: Block - Hit Man
I started reading this for Block month, but I found it too
cozy for my taste and have abandoned it. I didn't like the
one Bernie the Burglar I read for the same reason - I don't
like cozy mysteries.
OT - I also abandoned Charles Stross' Atrocity Archives, too
IT oriented for me.
Last night, I finished Spillane's Kiss Me Deadly. I live the
book and the movie, but the movie more.
Jordan
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