I read "Blonde Lightning" a few months ago and liked it a lot
as well.
I thought the way the main character was affected by the
crimes he became involved in was very well done, and the
Hollywood insider stuff was fascinating.
Stephen Burridge
On 7/8/07, Michael Robison <
miker_zspider@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Mario wrote:
>
> Well, noir isn´t dead.
>
> ************
> I wholeheartedly agree. There seems to be an
idea
> floating around that because of the time
spread
> between now and the origins of noir, that
whatever
> comes out now must be some hybrid of original noir.
I
> don't buy that.
>
> Terrill Lankford's Shooters is a good example of
pure
> noir written in contemporary times. It is a
fantastic
> book. Intense with a solid protagonist. It
balances
> depth and entertainment, something that a shallow
guy
> like me might otherwise tend to see as
mutually
> exclusive.
>
> I just finished Blonde Lightning and loved it
too.
> Not quite the same level of desperation as
in
> Shooters, but sharp and intelligent and witty
(laugh
> out loud funny without descending to stupid
like
> Hiaasen). It is a fine book. The description of
the
> mechanics of Hollywood low-budget movies was
great.
> My only regret is that I didn't read
Earthquake
> Weather first. I've got it but didn't realize
until
> too late that Blonde Lightning comes after
it.
>
> And Terrill, I'm dying to know who Scott Hewitt
was
> modelled on. Can you tell without going to court
over
> the answer?
>
> miker
>
>
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