"Write about what you know," huh? And how could he write
about what he DOESN'T know?
(Maybe I'm overreacting, but I hate that damned clich鮩
Rob
--- "GERLACH, Steve" <
steve.gerlach@sma.com.au> wrote:
> > He's definitely victim-oriented, to a fault,
but
> > hardly strikes me as much of lefty.
> >
> > ***************
> > Haha! Yup! I see Vachss's writing as
solidly
> left.
> > It permeates it. From his rejection of
core
> family in
> > favor of the "it takes a village to raise a
child"
> > extended family, to his worship of
alternate
> > lifestyles. Take a look at the bad guys.
They
> come
> > in two flavors. Upper class white
male
> pedophiles,
> > and poor white male racists. The key phrase
here
> is
> > "white male," a long-beloved scapegoat for
the
> left.
> >
>
> I'm sure Vachss is just exercising that
most
> well-known author rule: "Write
> about what you know." I don't have any problem
with
> his leanings in his
> novels. You know that is what you're going to
get
> when you read Vachss.
>
> If I read Ellroy, I don't expect Mills & Boon.
If I
> read Vachss, I don't
> expect Bill O'Reilly.
>
> (Then again, no one expects Bill
O'Reilly...)
>
> Steve
>
>
>
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