tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post2777592076959672561..comments2024-03-24T11:31:02.882-04:00Comments on Olman's Fifty: 45. The Porkchoppers by Ross ThomasOlmanFeelyushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-48929128808834166132011-05-21T11:57:27.159-04:002011-05-21T11:57:27.159-04:00Question: What books do you read?
John D MacD...Question: What books do you read?<br /> <br />John D MacDonald: I would say that probably over half my reading is in non-fiction, but of the fiction I read there are only a few who are tilling the same soil I am.<br /> <br />Question: Such as?<br /> <br />JDM: Elmore Leonard. And Robert Parker and Ross Thomas. Those three I think are the outstanding contemporary suspense novel people.Jason Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669997643023511165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-31508679252875291742010-11-09T10:20:57.171-05:002010-11-09T10:20:57.171-05:00Ah, very interesting! I'm going to have to ch...Ah, very interesting! I'm going to have to check out one of his first-person novels.OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-19706391371576828382010-11-09T08:52:08.888-05:002010-11-09T08:52:08.888-05:00I'm reading this one now, and the difference b...I'm reading this one now, and the difference between Thomas in first-person mode and Thomas in third-person mode is remarkable. I can see why you were confused about the Chandler thing! There's not a hint of that in The Porkchoppers.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-2573061962678466092010-10-08T13:44:12.400-04:002010-10-08T13:44:12.400-04:00That opening sentence is indeed solid, given the s...That opening sentence is indeed solid, given the subject of the book. I read the sentence and thought "cool." And then read it was a story about a union election and thought "COOL!" because the sentence then really came to life.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663294509271088537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-50740072863602366532010-10-08T10:07:26.684-04:002010-10-08T10:07:26.684-04:00Nah. Certainly hasn't stopped me!Nah. Certainly hasn't stopped me!Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-82621001306437450692010-10-08T08:51:39.502-04:002010-10-08T08:51:39.502-04:00Yeah, total third person omniscient. Hmm, maybe I...Yeah, total third person omniscient. Hmm, maybe I should read a few more of his books before making sweeping analyses!OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-14392413857554756202010-10-08T08:42:35.886-04:002010-10-08T08:42:35.886-04:00So is this one written in the third person? The Th...So is this one written in the third person? The Thomas novel I'm reading at the moment is in the first...Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.com