I think it's a parody of the "noir" style, almost as much as the "Richard Hallas" thing was. I don't mean that as a put-down. Recall that Chandler said he was surprised that so few people noticed how much he burlesqued the hardboiled detective story.
Whip Hand is funny as hell, as well as ugly. Tarantino tries to hit that note, I think, but misses. At times I think I prefer Willeford to Jim Thompson.
James
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From: sonny
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 16:39
Subject: whip hand Re: RARA-AVIS: recent and upcoming reads and acquisitions
james, are you saying that 'whip hand' is a parody of some style or that something else is parody of willeford's style?
sonny
--- On Tue, 5/18/10, James Michael Rogers <jeddak5@cox.net> wrote:
From: James Michael Rogers <jeddak5@cox.net>
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: recent and upcoming reads and acquisitions
To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 2:33 PM
I can't recall which hep cat posted the link to Whip Hand but I really appreciate it. It's just a parody of the style, but a really good one. Completely over the top.
James
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