I just took a look at this and find that in some bits and
pieces I disagree, but the general overall comment is
interesting--and I do agree with much if not most of
it.
For those who missed it in earlier posts, the url:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2007/12/09/pulp_nation/?page=3
I googled to get there.
Thanks for calling it to my attention.
I emailed the writer and invited him to join us at least for
the the discussion of his article, which I thought was a
pretty good one.
I agree with him in this:
"The paper shortages incurred by the Second World War put a
major dent in pulp production. But the final culprit was the
post-war economic boom. Americans no longer needed 10-cent
distractions. Increasingly, they turned to new forms: comic
books, paperback novels, or television."
----- Ironically, both TV and the internet are working at
bringing abgout the demise of paperback novels.
I also agree with him that emotion was pretty much empty in
the pulps, except for the emotions of anger and revenge, even
revenge for the sake of concluding that order is restored in
the end.
Jack Bludis
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