Mark,
Thanks for reminding me about how the DKA stories changed
over time. Now that I am further into WOLF TIME, I have come
to really appreciate that Gores's economy of word use changes
during the course of a single story. I guess what is was
about WOLF TIME that made such a strong initial impression on
me was Gores's method of conveying the kind of extreme
tension associated with the shooting of Hollis Fletcher.
However, as I read on I found the tone eased up a bit such
that the tension was being conveyed in a noticeably less
overt manner, as befits the group of relatively emotionally
suppressed characters that populate WOLF TIME.
Thanks again for the feedback.
Harry
Quoting
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net:
> Harry,
>
> Is Gores's more terse style symptomatic of theme
(revenge) or tone? For
> instance, I'd have to check, but I seem to remember
a pretty clipped,
> Hammettish style in the early, more strictly
procedural DKA's, but not
> the later, more humorous ones.
>
> Mark
>
>
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