In a message dated 4/18/08 8:41:13 AM,
kvnsmith@thrillingdetective.com writes:
> If Parker's goal was to
> slavishly imitate Chandler, he failed. But I don't
think he was even
> trying. For one thing, his prose style, those short
clipped sentences,
> is much closer to Hammett than Chandler.
>
in finishing Poodle Springs, Parker seemed incapable of
imitating Chandler, or even approximating him. everything
about his prose and tone seemed so far removed that I suspect
that it was in fact intentional
John Lau
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