That quote from Elmore Leonard is too bad. I haven't read
anything of his that comes close to the Maltese Falcon or
even the better Continental Op stories.
-Dave
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Todd quoted this:
Evan Hunter: I came to Chandler when I was very young and
loved him, of course, but I loved him for the very things I
learned not to like later on. Sentimentality about the city,
sexy women sliding toward you [wonder if he meant to say
sidling, or perhaps did and was mistranscribed].--all this
stuff would appeal to an adolescent. Late on when I began to
reread him to see what had so captivated me, I really found a
great many flaws in the writing.
Elmore Leonard: I agree with Evan. I didn't learn anything at
all from Chandler, or from Dashiell Hammett.
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