Steve-- Sadly, yes. DVC. But I see that writing as deficient
of imagination, craft, & integrity, not of knowledge--He
knows what he knows, after all (I'm not trying to legitimate
his "theories" with this, but am merely commenting on
"knowledge" defined as what is contained in the brain,
whether "right," "wrong," or
"neither"). Rob
--- "GERLACH, Steve" <
steve.gerlach@sma.com.au> wrote:
> Well...have you read any Dan Brown?
>
> Steve
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robert Elkin [mailto:
rictusaporia@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, 12 January 2006 9:39
PM
> > To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: RARA-AVIS: Re: Vachss:
Robison
> >
> > "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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