At 12:05 PM 5/20/00 -0700, Dick Lochte wrote:
> Childish? Marginal? The later opinion is quite
plainly
>uninformed. From his first novel about his nameless
detective, Pronzini has
>been a powerful presence. That's not an opinion; it's
a matter of record.
>Thirty years at the game and still going strong. He's
about as marginal as
>Ed McBain.
>
>I'm not sure what prompted the "childish" comment. Is
it Pronzini's private
>eye's fondness for pulp magazines? His difficulty in
establishing
>relationships? It's always a good idea to accompany a
criticism with at
>least a clue as to what you're taking
about.
>
The "childish" comment was not needed and
was unkind. It reflects my love for hyperbole. It also
indicates a distate for Pronzini that is greater than I
actually feel. I retract and apologize. To be clearer, I
would simply state that I find his stories to fall on the
very light side of HB. I will stick with "marginal"....I like
McBain very much, but as a
"hardboiled" writer (whatever that means) I find him rather
marginal as well, though his best stories are unquestionably
tough as a cheap steak. Lest I get I get flamed for this
opinion as well, I repeat _I like Ed McBain_.
I am a pulp magazine fanatic myself, so
Pronzini's fondness for the things goes into the "plus"
column.
James Michael Rogers
jetan@ionet.net
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