03-17-2011, 11:22 PM
I agree, but wouldn't that be theft from the original author in a way?
I liked Christie for much the same reason as you liked Spillane. She was a shitty prose stylist and her characters were shallow and moneyed non-entities, but she was one of the best puzzle makers who ever lived.
I liked Christie for much the same reason as you liked Spillane. She was a shitty prose stylist and her characters were shallow and moneyed non-entities, but she was one of the best puzzle makers who ever lived.
"We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges." - Gene Wolfe