Robison Michael R CNIN wrote:
> rene said:
> a couple of things struck me: firstly, just how much
hb/noir
> is set in rural, small town or even marine settings
& how
> this has been the case right from the
git-go.
>
> **********************************
>
> the closest i've seen to using the big city as a
noir prop is terrill's
> _shooters_.
>
> shifting gears, i noticed in another post you
mentioned
> wanting to read terrill's _shooters_. i recommend
it.
> i read it in two days. i couldn't put it down.
its
> a stunning piece of work. marlowe's cynicism and
sharp
> one-liners, well-drawn characters, and a plot to
knock
> your socks off. if i was tasked to point to one
book
> which defines noir, it would be this one. this is
one
> of the few books where i dogtagged pages because
there
> was prose that i needed to come back to and read
again.
>
> miker
>
Geez, it's amazing what a guy will say about you if you admit
you outweigh him by 30 pounds.
I'll have to try that on the book reviewers next time.
TL
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