Chaqu'un a son gout, miker, and vive la difference. I hear
about stuff lauded on this list all the time that I find
nothing short of cringe-worthy.:)
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Robison
To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: THE ARCHER FILES, Tom
Nolan Ed.
Brian Thornton wrote:
...it's a potentially minimal commitment.
***************
Well, it's got that going for it. After
torturing
myself through three of his novels, I finally
gave up
on Ross Macdonald. Drab characters, dreary
plotting,
and writing like fingernails across a
chalkboard.
None of the lyrical magic of Chandler or the
clean
masterful brilliance of Hammett.
miker
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