I agree. I've written (I hope not here) that the book's a
long short story, to be read at one sitting, with an O. Henry
ending. And the main character may have been more pickled
than hardboiled. But I urge you to read it if you haven't.
Joy
Ron Clinton <
clinton65@worldnet.att.net> said: "I thought this book
was a bit overrated, for the most part. While the characters
were indeed quite intriguing and the ending had a terrific
macabre touch, I felt the book meandered quite a bit into
directionless and meaningless travelings by its main
character and lacked a true narrative plot thrust. While even
some of the finest noir works display this type of
character-intense plotting
(Goodis comes to mind), they usually have a substantial
plotting framework as well; THE ICE HARVEST lacked this
framework, I felt.
"Having said that, I (believe it or
not) did enjoy the book. . . ."
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