Comments - Outrage: Raymond Chandler in the trash - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T11:29:47Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=537324%3ABlogPost%3A223629&xn_auth=noYep--his long riff on blondes…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-01-03:537324:Comment:2236452010-01-03T21:29:39.109ZJon Loomishttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JonLoomis
Yep--his long riff on blondes is a moment of absolute mastery. He's one of the real American greats--right up there with Fitzgerald and hemingway.
Yep--his long riff on blondes is a moment of absolute mastery. He's one of the real American greats--right up there with Fitzgerald and hemingway. His riff on blondes when she…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-01-03:537324:Comment:2236432010-01-03T19:44:54.857ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
His riff on blondes when she enters the room (There are blondes and it is almost a joke word nowadays. All blondes have their points...) is like the cadenza at the end of the first movement of a concerto. Pure virtuosity.
His riff on blondes when she enters the room (There are blondes and it is almost a joke word nowadays. All blondes have their points...) is like the cadenza at the end of the first movement of a concerto. Pure virtuosity. I agree with you--just about…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-01-03:537324:Comment:2236302010-01-03T15:46:49.025ZB.R.Statehamhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BRStateham
I agree with you--just about everyone who loves this genre thinks Chandler was the epitomy of 'the best.' You can mimic Chandler--you can approach his standards. You can appreciate Chandler--but I doubt anyone will ever surpass Chandler and the way he could throw words onto paper.
I agree with you--just about everyone who loves this genre thinks Chandler was the epitomy of 'the best.' You can mimic Chandler--you can approach his standards. You can appreciate Chandler--but I doubt anyone will ever surpass Chandler and the way he could throw words onto paper.