I started to post a couple days ago on BLACK MONEY and I
wrote out a bunch of off the cuff comments and then I wasn't
sure if that really accurately reflected what I thought so I
didn't post anything. I'll start off with comments on my
first impressions.
The first thing I noticed was the striking parallels between
BLACK MONEY and the only other Archer I've read, THE
ZEBRA-STRIPED HEARSE. Archer's client wants him to collect
some dirt on a mystery man who has become involved in a young
woman the client is concerned about, with the ultimate goal
of separating the man from the woman. Archer's sneering
attitude is even the same, belittling and taunting the
client. Deja vu all over again. Given these similarities, I
think I can safely predict that some kind of father-daughter
fixation will figure heavily in the plot.
Noir is often a parade of the worthless and lost, so I don't
mind that in Macdonald's work, but I have a hard time
stomaching Archer's continuous narrative contempt for them. I
would much prefer allowing the characters themselves to
project their essence rather than to have to endure Archer's
incessant whining.
miker
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