At 10:29 PM 4/18/00 -0400, Tribe wrote:
>
>> As to the second, does _Day Of The Locust_ cut
it as HB? I
>> think so,
>> and I would certainly place it's name in
nomination. I haven't tried the
>> Fairbairn.
>
>Day of the Locust isn't hard-boiled, but it sure is
noir. Same thing with
>Miss Lonelyhearts. However, there is a crime in
Locust though, ins't there?
>That big ass riot at the end would probably violate
most unlawful assembly
>statutes.
Yeah, but the crime(s) are not
really the theme of the book. I mean, you could call _Light
In August_ a murder story, or _Great Gatsby_ a gangster book,
if you wanted to.
After having wrangled on the
noir v. HB distinction ever since I got on the list, I have
finally come to the conclusion that it is just about the most
useless catagorization in the world. No one ever agrees as to
which is which and, since it appears just about all of us
like both flavors, it doesn't seem to have much practical
effect.
James
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