tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732400542595601583.post8009832072851880529..comments2023-10-18T04:15:07.577-07:00Comments on Death by Killing: The Characters I Like...Chris Rhatiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05769089157184374652noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732400542595601583.post-40895430818564970122011-04-16T13:48:31.769-07:002011-04-16T13:48:31.769-07:00Aye, I don't think much shocks Maxim, though!Aye, I don't think much shocks Maxim, though!Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732400542595601583.post-16921453003950261792011-04-16T08:59:32.942-07:002011-04-16T08:59:32.942-07:00Chris, agreed. Jim Thompson's the master of th...Chris, agreed. Jim Thompson's the master of the psycho noir, although Horace McCoy got there first with KISS TOMORROW GOODBYE. <br /><br />Cheers, AJ. Delighted you think so.<br /><br />Paul, I thought it was a pretty brave selection for the anthology. Bucolic erotica is a fairly niche market.Allan Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180691451683542466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732400542595601583.post-28525360244739266262011-04-16T07:55:13.258-07:002011-04-16T07:55:13.258-07:00I've just read The Turnip Farm by Mr Guthrie ...I've just read The Turnip Farm by Mr Guthrie in The Bumper Book Of Mammoths. Sick, sick, man. Thanks for the hat tip Chris.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732400542595601583.post-47390572255420389552011-04-15T17:56:51.569-07:002011-04-15T17:56:51.569-07:00Plus all the things described gives the author one...Plus all the things described gives the author one more chance to fuck around with his or her character's quiet enjoyment of a serene life. Why? Because the serene life is fucking BORING! One thing about Mr.Allan F****** Guthrie's characters is that they are never, ever, bored or boring.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732400542595601583.post-24119592106957745502011-04-15T08:58:04.637-07:002011-04-15T08:58:04.637-07:00Yeah--I find abnormal psychology really interestin...Yeah--I find abnormal psychology really interesting as well. That's why I dug The Killer Inside Me. Just seeing how Lou Ford could turn it on and off was so unusual.Chris Rhatiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769089157184374652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732400542595601583.post-19387491697470910782011-04-15T08:05:00.707-07:002011-04-15T08:05:00.707-07:00Thanks, Chris! Re your prediction for Nick Glass, ...Thanks, Chris! Re your prediction for Nick Glass, I'm saying nothing...<br /><br />I'm a sucker for abnormal psychology. Give me a character who views the world very differently from me and there's a good chance I'll be hooked.Allan Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180691451683542466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3732400542595601583.post-71121315055731900672011-04-15T05:41:02.662-07:002011-04-15T05:41:02.662-07:00I love characters with heaps of conflict.I love characters with heaps of conflict.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com