--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Ron Clinton" <clinton65@...> wrote:
>
> I find it interesting that two of Ritchie's collections were subtitled
> "Detective Comedies" and "Suspense Comedies"...and below David makes
special
> note of his "funny" stories...but I never really viewed Ritchie's
work in
> that context. Yes, they demonstrate a great deal of clever, macabre
wit --
> just as Henry Slesar's and Stanley Ellin's short stories do (to select a
> couple other writers from the same era and with the same relative
tone), but
> I'd never label any of them as comedic writers, per se.
>
> Apparently, though, I'm in the minority. Maybe my sense of humor
needs an
> adjustment.
>
> Ron C.
>
Ron -- Those subtitles were added by the editor Mike Nevins. I find
the stories sometimes funny, but more often ironic.
Doug
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of David Wright
> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2009 3:38 PM
> > To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: RARA-AVIS: Re:Jack Ritchie's short fiction
> >
> > I'm a big fan of Ritchie, who is a masterful plotter and elegant
writer
> with great
> > timing and a very deft, understated wit. ... Although they're
funny, he
> definitely had his darker side, It
>
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