Twists, Slugs and Roscoes
I’m currently reading Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely.
Twists, Slugs, and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang is proving an invaluable resource.
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I’m currently reading Raymond Chandler’s Farewell, My Lovely.
Twists, Slugs, and Roscoes: A Glossary of Hardboiled Slang is proving an invaluable resource.
I tried to read some Chandler a few years ago, both because it was an important part of the American literary culture and because I thought it was the sort of thing I'd enjoy. Just couldn't get into it for some reason. I hope you're getting more pleasure out of it.
Posted by Jimcat on December 22 2003 06:46
I loved it and found it even to survive decades of imitators having retroactively rendered every element of it a cliche.
I'll be taking the next out of the library when I get home.
Posted by Zed on December 27 2003 08:36