tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post8608033983148577938..comments2024-03-04T14:52:40.445+02:00Comments on pulpetti: Richard Layman's comment to the review of Spade & ArcherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-42125439464697436612009-06-23T11:19:07.356+03:002009-06-23T11:19:07.356+03:00Having had problems stomaching James Ellroy's ...Having had problems stomaching James Ellroy's self-inflation as well as his over-praised body of work (though he can be amusing playing the pervert in public appearances), I would adapt an old schoolyard taunt to answer his Amazon comment about Raymond Chandler: "It takes a florid gasbag to call a superior writer one."<br /><br />Though I think his point about Chandler creating the man he wished he were and Hammett the man he feared he might become rings true, I appreciate your distress at Elloy's rude and innacurate slam at Ray. Perhaps, wishing he were as good a writer as Chandler, Ellroy fears his sometimes indecipherable prose might become forgotten, collecting dust on the shelves as future generations continue to read his successor (and superior) in chronicling the dark heart and mean streets of L.A.mintonmediahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13135350641435115204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9919027.post-15477003680952734152009-02-10T05:32:00.000+02:002009-02-10T05:32:00.000+02:00Thank you Richard Layman. I had the misfortune to ...Thank you Richard Layman. I had the misfortune to read Gates' review of Spade and Archer this morning and was amazed at how nonsensical his criticisms were. I don't think he really enjoys Hammett or hardboiled lit. And to say that the writing is too detailed for 21st century readers is just plain lazy and insulting.<BR/>I'm a long-time Gores and Hammett fan and after reading Gates' review, I went to the Amazon web-site and read many positive reviews of the book (And also had to weather James Ellroy's comment about Raymond Chandler being a "florid gasbag" What's wrong with these people?) So after only reading excerpts, I am looking forward to reading Spade and Archer in its entirety.<BR/>On the other hand, I hope that I will miss any future reviews by Mr. Gates. He's just plain nasty!<BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Jeremy BurwellJeremy Burwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15082669219608536053noreply@blogger.com