Mario wrote:
>The fact that the Shell Scotts are
endlessly
>rereadable is a big hint that there's something very
good below the
>"trash" and
>the unfashionable attitudes that irk the PC
crowd.
I dunno. By the standards of this list, I'm probably pretty
PC
(Whatever that means this week. I mean, I'm for gun control
and public health care, against racial and ethnic slurs, for
equal rights, suspicious of big money, stuff like that), but
I love the Shell Scott books. And I don't find his stuff
offensive. Far-fetched, maybe; living in a
male-hormone-induced fantasy world. Fer shur. But offensive?
Nah.
Dated? Yes, certainly. But anyone can see it's all in fun.
Even back then, surely, people knew Shell was a
buffoon.
And yeah, I do think the books are a little trashy, but
that's surely what Prather intended. It's a good part of
their charm.
Kevin Burton Smith The Thrilling Detective Web Site http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
An A&E Mystery.com Site of the Week, but don't let that
discourage you.
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