In a message dated 8/29/03 4:03:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
owner-rara-avis@icomm.ca writes:
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Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 20:46:23 -0400 (EDT)
From:
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net (Mark Sullivan)
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Browne's Ashes
Richard wrote:
"A couple of years ago in a moment of dark thoughts I
challenged
everyone to name the one novel they would select if
they were to become
subject to a form of dementia that resulted in the loss
of all short
term memory. This means that a mystery fan could read
and reread the
same novel over and over again with each reading being
new and fresh."
Or investigate the same murder over and over.
Have you thought about suing the Nolans for the story
idea for Memento?
Mark
>>
I certainly made (nor make) any claim of originality and my
postings predated my viewing of the movie "Momento." After
all, countless jokes have depended on the loss of short-term
memory for their meaning for more years than I can count. I
do consider the creators of "Momento" to have been touched by
a bit of genious. They took a fairly current concept and
turned it into a brilliant piece of art.
As for my old challenge, let me repeat it. What novel would
you choose if you understood that this would be the only
novel you would ever again read? Each reading would be as if
for the very first time.
So think about it (probably more than I have). Despite my
choice, I think that the most creative novels would have an
advantage over entries from a favorite series where the basic
creativity is part of the background. For me, I still chose
THE TASTE OF ASHES by Howard Browne because I considered it
the best PI novel that I have ever read. Am I saying that
this novel is better than any written by Chandler or
Hammett?
Yes.
So, to repeat, what's your choice for the novel that you
would choose if you would from now until the end of time only
read on novel, over and over again, with the understanding
that your appreciation would be fresh each time as Madonna
would say "like the very first time"?
Richard Moore
Richard Moore
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