tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post6663977999952888353..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Old and newEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-73990989947954236202007-12-12T11:44:00.000-08:002007-12-12T11:44:00.000-08:00Ed,I haven't read a John D. in years, but when I g...Ed,<BR/><BR/>I haven't read a John D. in years, but when I gulped down a bunch in the 80's I loved them (I'm 49, btw).<BR/><BR/>Re movies and television, I blame MTV for the ludicrously sped-up nature of modern media. A number of years ago I was viewing "Carrie" with my cousin's kids, and they were bemoaning its s-l-o-w-n-e-s-s, especially the long pan up the rope to the bucket of blood. I was bemused.<BR/><BR/>Jeff P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-17815633886521327972007-12-11T20:25:00.000-08:002007-12-11T20:25:00.000-08:00Now that I think about it, the character Lee from ...Now that I think about it, the character Lee from Unknown Man #89is one of the most insightful, thoughtful representations of an alcoholic in fiction.--<BR/><BR/>I'd sure agree with you there. EdEd Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-18327212245740704552007-12-11T17:30:00.000-08:002007-12-11T17:30:00.000-08:00I would peg it at 1972 not 1968, otherwise, you're...I would peg it at 1972 not 1968, otherwise, you're bang on.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, though, the early short stories of Ed McBain which were collected in a book last year, I think, read much more like the later novels.<BR/><BR/>It makes sense to me that the more stories people 'see' and hear and read, the more the form has to change. Less needs to be described in the much more visual world we live in now. It's a challenge for writers to find just the right words, and just the right amount of words to tell their stories.<BR/><BR/>And, while I'm babbling away (using too many words), I have to disagree about Elmore Leonard and women. This may have been true in the '70's with the very early urban crime novels, but it certainly hasn't been the case since.<BR/><BR/>The thing is, he has a lot to say about women, it just isn't all that nice. Which is exactly the way he treats most of his male characters. Which is certainly honest to his work. <BR/><BR/>There are a lot of female cops in Elmore Leonard books, too, and they're treated just like the male cops.<BR/><BR/>Now that I think about it, the character Lee from Unknown Man #89is one of the most insightful, thoughtful representations of an alcoholic in fiction.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-49076576147084967882007-12-11T15:42:00.000-08:002007-12-11T15:42:00.000-08:00I just wish that EL had more to say about women. T...I just wish that EL had more to say about women. That's his Achilles Heel.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.com