RARA-AVIS: Re: Block not "simple"

Kevin Smith (kvnsmith@total.net)
Thu, 23 Oct 1997 14:21:42 -0400 Like Laurent, I was amazed that there's any controversy surrounding the
worth of Lawrence Block. The worst criticism I've ever heard of his
work, is how nasty or violent it sometimes is, although that probably
won't concern many readers of this list. Sure, I've read various
critiques of indivdual works (you can't please everyone all the time,
etc.) but never anything close to sweeping controversy. Did we miss
something?

(By the way, I was fortunate enough to go to a Bouchercon a few years
back, and while the majority of fans lined up around the corner and down
the hall to see, meet, touch the hem of the garment of Sue Grafton, it
was Block to seemed to interest many of the writers there)

Now, speaking of controversial, has anyone heard of what's up with
Michael Collins (Dennis Lynds)? I love his stuff, particularly the Dan
Fortune series, but I'm sure some folks on this list have a political
bone or two to pick with him? So, politics in the hardboiled genre, for
two hundred dollars, Alex...

Kevin Smith

P.S. What was the name of the private eye played by Groucho Marx? And
what film was it again? Or am I imagining things (again)?
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