--- "Kerry J. Schooley" <
gsp.schoo@murderoutthere.com> wrote:
> And they talk about a market that wants
the
> atmosphere of the genre, but is
> frightened by things like the word "fuck" or,
for
> that matter, moral
> uncertainty. Is that a description that could
be
> applied to Rara Avis
> discussions of late, and the underlying striving
for
> literary acceptance?
> Gregoritis and Moviano were generalizing of
course,
> but they raised a valid
> question: Has the genre lost its edge?
I've been a fan of this genre for at least twenty years now,
ever since I stumbled across a copy of THE DEEP BLUE GOODBYE
in my local library as a teenager. And I can honestly say the
genre's in the best shape it's been in years, far better
shape than its nadir in the Eighties. Credible authors like
Pelecanos and Lehane are pushing towards mainstream
acceptance while there's a credible small press coming to
fruition.
The assumptions behind your question "has the genre lost its
edge" are fascinating. To begin with, does the genre need an
"edge" to be successful?
I'm not sure what you're criticizing about the discussions
here: I've been on this list since the late nineties and the
quality of the discussions have remained consistently high.
Elucidate?
I read the interview and thought it was pretty dumb, but not
something to get worked up over.
doug
Last read: IT'S NOT A PRETTY SIGHT, by Gar Anthony Haywood.
Cleanly plotted, but the storytelling's pretty hamhanded: I'm
not an unqualified admirer of Mosley's but he's far better
than this.
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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