Erick Anderson:
>
> As I review the list and start thinking about
voting, I realize that I'm
not
> sure what I'm voting for. Mark's original one line
suggestion was "How
about
> a Hardboiled 100?" or words to that effect. Does
that mean I should be
> winnowing my list to those that are the most
hardboiled, or am I looking
for
> memorable characters from novels considered to be
hardboiled? Was this
> discussed in any more detail ater in the thread (and
missed by me?)
>
Erick, You missed some discussion on the list about this. I
decided we should use the same terminology used used by the
NPR list and call it The Best 100 Hard Boiled Characters
Since 1900. I think every voter has to decide on their own
how to interpret the word 'best.' Since I have joined the
list there have been many debates on how to define hard
boiled so I guess you have to decide for yourself whether a
character belongs. We could use the word noir to encompass
the whole field instead but I think Bill Denton uses hard
boiled. Mark
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