tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post8584465030028283170..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Book: CHANDLER -- William Denbowmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-26215929288121000592009-06-19T12:10:18.264-05:002009-06-19T12:10:18.264-05:00I love to remember books that are "not quite&...I love to remember books that are "not quite" classics. Same applies to movies.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-82696384246505764152009-06-19T12:06:15.919-05:002009-06-19T12:06:15.919-05:00Dan, I think I'll pass on that one. I'm n...Dan, I think I'll pass on that one. I'm not sure anything would improve the book.<br /><br />Todd and Juri, I couldn't resist stealing that bit from Mary McCarthy. And since she wrote it about Hellman, it seemed to fit.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-3768800496063247172009-06-19T11:52:44.903-05:002009-06-19T11:52:44.903-05:00I remeber buying it at a grocery when it first cam...I remeber buying it at a grocery when it first came out, and I remember thinking it wasn't awful, but that's all I remember-- I'm afraid I was quite drunk at the time. Maybe you should try reading it under the influence and see if it improves.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-60426320274912476332009-06-19T11:52:17.042-05:002009-06-19T11:52:17.042-05:00Bill Pronzini included this one in GUN IN CHEEK, a...Bill Pronzini included this one in GUN IN CHEEK, as I recall (or was it SON OF GUN IN CHEEK?)<br /><br />Mary McCarthy, Juri, was not the most forgiving of literary figures, particulary when faced with what she saw as Hammett-buddy Lillian Hellman's prevarication. (Being Edmund Wilson's wife would be enough to make anyone irritable, even if Hellman wasn't Really Good at infotainment.)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-65514705599043935222009-06-19T11:32:43.970-05:002009-06-19T11:32:43.970-05:00So, where did you steal that line from? Did Denbow...So, where did you steal that line from? Did Denbow write anything else? <br /><br />The Word: "rountryo".Jurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021010310386744591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-40675123968927743482009-06-19T11:12:30.574-05:002009-06-19T11:12:30.574-05:00[chuckle] Now THAT's a good review. Interestin...[chuckle] Now THAT's a good review. Interesting note on Word Verification: frock. Too bad it wasn't 'fraud.'Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-58849241199629592212009-06-19T08:25:20.396-05:002009-06-19T08:25:20.396-05:00Bill, That's your best review yet. I'm sti...Bill, That's your best review yet. I'm still chuckling.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-70432207289527614182009-06-19T08:02:12.929-05:002009-06-19T08:02:12.929-05:00And the cover is a lie, too -- that's not Chan...And the cover is a lie, too -- that's not Chandler, it's Ralph Byrd as Dick Tracy!Max Allan Collinshttp://www.maxallancollins.comnoreply@blogger.com