The only redeeming feature of Stephen King's disastrous The Colorado Kid is its dedication page, which plugs Dan J. Marlowe's The Name of the Game Is Death, a noir classic featuring a sociopathic antihero of the Jim Thompson variety. The novel builds to a feverish ending which, to my mind, strains too much for effect--but this opinion may well find me in the minority. Grade: B+
I've read all of Dan J. Marlowe's books. THE NAME OF THE GAME IS DEATH is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteBlog author : How about adding to the Subject Index your grades (A, B, C, D, F) -- or even just the A, A-, B+, Bs, so we can quickly get a list of what you think is worth reading?
ReplyDeleteI like it! That may be a project for Spring Break.
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