tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post6882622495223918692..comments2024-03-24T11:31:02.882-04:00Comments on Olman's Fifty: 11. All These Condemned by John D. MacDonaldOlmanFeelyushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-1199750081201062152012-04-13T16:13:30.755-04:002012-04-13T16:13:30.755-04:00No one captured the tenor of the times in the Fift...No one captured the tenor of the times in the Fifties than JDM. He also could create credible women characters which many of the writers of that time found difficult (or impossible) to do.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-79060312288652839602012-03-05T12:39:08.352-05:002012-03-05T12:39:08.352-05:00So true. It's a good point about wanting to b...So true. It's a good point about wanting to be modern. The problem was that nobody really knew what that meant back then!OlmanFeelyushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17521657876810568251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9995718.post-86938798846176810182012-03-05T11:42:48.046-05:002012-03-05T11:42:48.046-05:00That pre-60s era is a really rich field for mining...That pre-60s era is a really rich field for mining the twisted psychology of the middle class. There was this kind of need to be 'modern' while at the same time they were still trapped within the rigid social structure of the 50s. Simenon, Highsmith, Manchette or Hammett.Jason Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669997643023511165noreply@blogger.com