-----Original Message----- From: Al Guthrie [mailto:
allanguthrie@ukonline.co.uk] Jim has raised a number of
intriguing questions:
Is Chandler's writing flawless?
--Oh, no. In fact, Leonard's later (in the issue/transcript)
criticism of some of RC's heavy-handed metaphor is spot on,
as far as I'm concerned.
Of those who did learn something from them, who writes as
well as Chandler or Hammett?
--Respectively, Ross Macdonald and Paul Cain. At least it's
pretty close.
Is Chandler's dialogue superior to Leonard's?
--At times.
Is PLAYBACK better than THE SWITCH?
--Haven't exposed myself to either of those yet. The only
Chandler novel I haven't read.
And finally, should Hunter and Leonard have lied?
--A little less cocksure implied self-congratulation would've
been seemly in both cases.
TM, fwiw.
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