tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post7926523115601911638..comments2024-03-05T22:12:23.918-08:00Comments on Karen Woodward: Excerpt From The Big Sleep by Raymond ChandlerKaren Woodwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-58367342599420267712015-01-25T17:23:30.985-08:002015-01-25T17:23:30.985-08:00In studying the Lew Archer novels of Ross Macdonal...In studying the Lew Archer novels of Ross Macdonald I’ve tried to identify certain characteristics, themes, motifs, images – call them what you like – that crop up frequently throughout the various books. I don’t claim that the following are particularly important or have any special significance or meaning; nor do I say this is a comprehensive list. They are simply some things I’ve noticed in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-85579856608859857542014-11-26T12:58:57.328-08:002014-11-26T12:58:57.328-08:00Thanks for your comment, Elizabeth. Interesting po...Thanks for your comment, Elizabeth. Interesting post!Karen Woodwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497346859460691324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939271308870333669.post-32696296152909932502014-11-25T21:04:44.707-08:002014-11-25T21:04:44.707-08:00This prompted me to peruse about half of The Drown...This prompted me to peruse about half of The Drowning Pool – 133 pages or so – to see how many similes I could count. (I’m using the Vintage Crime Black Lizard edition from May 1996). I counted thirty four and no doubt missed a few. I haven’t done the legwork, but I think some of the later books might have a slightly higher ratio. That’s a lot, but in any case I would argue that many of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com