Well, at least Burnett was consistent throughout his novels.
I don't remember ever feeling sympathy for any of his
stories' main characters. They were all seedy.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Robison" <
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8:41 PM Subject: RARA-AVIS: Burnett's LITTLE CAESAR
> Just finished Burnett's LITTLE CAESAR. I guess it
was the first
hardboiled
> gangster novel, inspiring a bunch of gangster films.
The New York Times
> Book Review said, "An unusually good story, full of
sharp, objective
obser-
> vation... you are constantly interested, amused, and
excited." The most
> positive thing I can say about it is that it was
short. For the most
part,
> I
> thought it was a crummy little book about crummy
little people.
>
> miker
>
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