Very true...I was referring to the *number* of times he's been referred to
Thompson...Dave will correct me, but I believe with every book there's been
some mention of how Dave compares to Thompson.
It's not a bad thing, no, but even good things can be overused.
Ron
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of jacquesdebierue
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 5:24 PM
> To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Small Crimes reviewed by the Washington Post
>
> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Ron Clinton" <clinton65@...> wrote:
> >
> > Excellent and well-deserved review, Dave -- the Jim Thompson linkage
> has got
> > to be wearing a little thin, but conversely it's gotta feel good to be
> > recognized as part of the "pantheon of the sons and daughters of [James]
> > Cain."
>
> There are many worse things than being compared to Jim Thompson and
> James Cain... Crumley did not suffer because of the Chandler comparison!
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
>
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