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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King
<abrasax93@...>
> You might consider that the "dumbish and vicious
male
> characters that populate his novels" would
attract
> equally ruthless females. The reason I love
Leonard's
> work is that it depicts, I'd say pretty
accurately,
> crime as it's actually committed in the present
world
> environment. Because the women, or any of
the
> characters in Leonard's work, are outside of
your
> experience, certainly doesn't attest to the idea
that
> such people don't really exist. Perhaps you don't
know
> any criminals, male or female. I must admit, I do
know
> such people and I think Leonard depicts them with
a
> great deal of understanding.
>
Patrick, you may well be right. Such characters are
definitely out of my experience.
Best,
mrt
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