David Moran wrote <snipped>:
Tastewise, when you get down to brass tacks, I do prefer
Chandler's work to that of the other mystery writers he cites
in his essay. Yet the fiction of these other writers is not
without its pleasures, and not without its own artistry.
Conversely, Chandler's fiction is not without its own
unreality, its own implausibility.
************** Thank you for sharing this, David. I just
recently read "The Simple Art of Murder" and I was repulsed
by the whole thing. The oft-quoted "Down these mean
streets..." comment sounds great from the soap box but its
gooey sentimentality is just as contrived and formulaic as
anything the cozy has to offer.
The whole of the essay is personal emotional baggage poorly
disguised as literary commentary.
miker
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