Michael, what was your take on The Cold Six Thousand? Many
admirers of American Tabloid seem to have been a little
disappointed in it.
On 5/4/08, Michael Sharp <
msharp@binghamton.edu> wrote:
>
> Mark is right. _American Tabloid_ is absolute
genius, and the closest
> thing to an enduring work of art that anyone writing
crime fiction
> produced in the late 20th century. That it's reviled
by a significant
> number of people only makes me love it more. It is
indeed unreadable at
> times. It's relentless in its tabloidy style. But
the cumulative effect
> is astonishing.
>
> I don't see where it's my place to judge / talk
about his so-called
> "mommy issues." I don't care. I care about his
writing, and while I
> haven't loved it All, his best stuff puts most other
writers (crime or
> non-crime writers) to shame. Daring, innovative,
risky. The opposite of
> every damned pale imitation of Chandler that comes
down the pike.
>
> mds
>
>
>
-- Mark R. Harris 2122 W. Russet Court #8 Appleton WI 54914 (920) 470-9855 brokerharris@gmail.com
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