When I see the words "florid gasbag" and "James Ellroy" in the same post, I
tend to draw my own conclusions.
All the Best-
Brian
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 4:11 PM, Patrick Kennedy <pbjk2004@yahoo.co.uk>wrote:
>
>
> Was anyone else here rendered less than gruntled by Ellroy's review of
> "Spade and Archer" during which he gratuitously seizes, or creates, an
> opportunity to take a sideswipe at Chandler? Chandler, apparently, is a
> 'florid gasbag' who is 'easy to imitate'. Oh really? Then how come Robert
> B Parker failed so badly at it, and even Chandler himself couldn't quite
> manage it towards the very end of his career?
> There seems to be quite a bit of resentment around amongst certain crime
> writers towards Chandler: a begrudging of his place in crime writing history
> and the critical literary acclaim which came his way, and still does, while
> it frequently eludes - most unjustifiably, to my mind - most practitioners
> of the genre.
> I think what Chandler possessed more than any other quality in the best of
> his writing was poetry, heart and personality. Maybe Ellroy doesn't think
> you need these qualities much if you're a crime writer, but I'm damned glad
> Chandler had them, and in such gifted and entertaining abundance.
>
> Patrick
>
> ________________________________
> From: Harry Joseph Lerner <harry.joseph.lerner@mail.mcgill.ca<harry.joseph.lerner%40mail.mcgill.ca>
> >
> To: "rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com <rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>" <
> rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com <rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>>
> Sent: Fri, 18 June, 2010 20:56:57
> Subject: RE: RARA-AVIS: Gores's Spade and Archer
>
>
> I just finished it too (and only a year and a half after first picking it
> up!) I whole-heartedly agree that it was a terrific read! I particularly
> liked the way Gores worked in the Flitcraft parable as a kind of jumping off
> point for the story. And, no I haven't given anything away by saying that!
>
> Best,
> Harry
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> Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Gores's Spade and Archer
>
> OK... I have been hesitating, I will go for it. Thanks.
>
> Stephen Burridge
>
> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:31 PM, jacquesdebierue
> <jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com <jacquesdebierue%40yahoo.com><mailto:
> jacquesdebierue%40yahoo.com <jacquesdebierue%2540yahoo.com>>>wrote:
>
> > I finally got around to reading this one... superb book. I didn't look,
> but
> > I am sure that some reviewers had reservations regarding this sort of
> > project, but Gores did a great job, the book stands on its own, and there
> is
> > no feeling of pastiche. Gores managed to convey the same extreme clarity
> > that Hammett's writing had --but then, Gores has that clarity in his
> "own"
> > work, so it's not surprising. If you were hesitating, go for it. This is
> a
> > very fine classic hardboiled novel.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > mrt
> >
> >
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