> It just doesn't sound like a discussion we ought to
be having on RARA
AVIS.
> I have two Hard Case Crime editions in my massive
TBR list, Al Guthrie's
> KISS HER GOODBYE and Stansberry's CONFESSION, and I
was considering
> commenting on one or both of them here once I had
finished them, since
RARA
> AVIS is the place for discussing HB/Noir fiction.
Now I'm not so sure.
Brian,
I don't have a problem with Charles defending his publishing
cred. He obviously feels secure in his decision to print
Collins and I admire him for sticking his neck out in
defending that decision. After all, his defense was a gamble.
He couldn't know whether other list members were going to
pounce on him saying they didn't like the book either or,
equally likely, say they loved it or, the more likely
scenario, the list would be split and a lively debate would
ensue. It reminds me of the old adage, there's no such thing
as
"bad" publicity.
But let me point out that I'm not the first to criticize the
book on this list. Here is Doug Bassett with a little more
diplomatic comment than mine:
> From: Doug Bassett (
dj_bassett@yahoo.com)
> Date: 27 Mar 2005
> I haven't posted in a good long while, but I'm not
dead yet. :) What I've
been reading
.
.
.
> -- Max Allan Collins, TWO FOR THE ROAD. I've bought
all the Hardcase crime
books, mainly
> because I think it's an important imprint that
deserves support. This
reprint, though, while an
> attractive item, is not that good of a read (reprint
of BAIT MONEY and
BLOOD MONEY), very
> basic thieves double-crossing other thieves schtik,
very undistinguished.
I'm not a fan of
> Collins generally, though, you may want to adjust
your dial upward for
that.
> Not that I'm blaming HardCase for reprinting them, I
understand Collins's
draw as a name.
Jeff
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