I especially liked "My Gun Is Quick (but not my mind)"--a
charming bit of satire woven around the protagonist's
inability to recognize the lilies of the field... Rob
--- Doug Bassett <
dj_bassett@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm a big fan.
>
> My favorite comment about Spillane was by
Kingsley
> Amis, of all people. In some essay he
rather
> controversially put Spillane ahead of Chandler
and
> Stout. Now, I don't buy *that*, but his
explanation
> was fantastic, something like
(paraphrasing):
>
> "A depiction of an unappealing universe in no
way
> diminishes the talent of the creator of
said
> universe."
>
> Which I think is exactly right. In Spillane's
best
> books, anyway. You wouldn't exactly want to
spend
> any
> time there, but it's a fascinating
vision.
>
> doug
>
> --- Bill Crider <
macavityabc@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > According to the local paper, Mickey Spillane
is
> 88
> > years old today. I'm
> > not sure if there are many Spillane fans here,
but
> I
> > loved his books when I
> > read them 45-50 years ago, and I can still
re-read
> > them with enjoyment. So
> > happy birthday to him, and may he have many
more.
> >
> > Bill Crider
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have
been
> > removed]
> >
> >
>
>
> Doug Bassett
>
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
>
>
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