tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post2350286324959698592..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: Pulp Extract: The Drowning PoolDavid Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-43038782471721877022011-03-31T07:35:06.161-04:002011-03-31T07:35:06.161-04:00I'm adding it to my list!I'm adding it to my list!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-27708940089668227352011-03-30T18:21:16.802-04:002011-03-30T18:21:16.802-04:00Alyssa, I actually shortened the full paragraph an...Alyssa, I actually shortened the full paragraph and it is even more poignant.<br /><br />Randy, I've decided to read (and re-read) them through again.<br /><br />Barrie, You would enjoy.<br /><br />Frank, Agreed. Tom Nolan's bio is a must for fans. It's amazing that Ross got better because the first three books are extraordinary!David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-7957200931943166362011-03-30T10:58:22.496-04:002011-03-30T10:58:22.496-04:00Just last month I re-read Drowning Pool and enjoye...Just last month I re-read Drowning Pool and enjoyed it yet again. I do find that MacDonald's post Galton Case writing is when he truly hit his stride, and he seemed to think so, too. At least, based on some quotes of his. Prior to Galton Case he felt he was writing in the Chandler school. Not that that's a bad thing. <br /><br />BTW, if you are really into Ross MacDonald you owe it to yourself to read Tom Nolan's wonderful biography on Ross MacDonald. It isn't often that i say a biography is a real page-turner, but this one is as compelling a read as MacDonald's own crime books. And you will see how he gleaned things from his own life to create his stories - starting with Galton Case, that is.Frank Loosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564007564601986631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-2968512825090778512011-03-30T02:24:03.956-04:002011-03-30T02:24:03.956-04:00Sounds great!!!Sounds great!!!Barriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-88342963822321700682011-03-29T18:38:44.947-04:002011-03-29T18:38:44.947-04:00One of my favorite authors. I do think I've a ...One of my favorite authors. I do think I've a couple of Archers to go though.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-66374840234718505522011-03-29T18:30:20.158-04:002011-03-29T18:30:20.158-04:00That's quite the review. And I'll admit, ...That's quite the review. And I'll admit, I enjoyed that quote...Alyssa Goodnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563271888054706202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-56455415359386753012011-03-29T14:39:56.130-04:002011-03-29T14:39:56.130-04:00You may be right, Dan. According to Wikipedia: The...You may be right, Dan. According to Wikipedia: <i>The hero of the original novel is called Lew Archer. It is believed that the main character's name was changed to Lew Harper because of Newman's success in films beginning with the letter 'H' (Hud, The Hustler, and later, Hombre).</i>David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-64399725607071663252011-03-29T14:20:07.456-04:002011-03-29T14:20:07.456-04:00I thought they changed the name because Paul Newma...I thought they changed the name because Paul Newman wanted another "H" title after The Hustler and Hud.Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-84309603950557609642011-03-29T12:56:47.374-04:002011-03-29T12:56:47.374-04:00Dan, Maybe it is time for me to watch POOL again. ...Dan, Maybe it is time for me to watch POOL again. Back in the seventies and eighties it was played on television quite a bit. I liked Melanie Griffith in SOMETHING WILD and NOBODY'S FOOL which was also with Newman.<br /><br />Geoff, For legal reasons they had to change Archer's name to Harper.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-15994814663221255082011-03-29T12:42:39.607-04:002011-03-29T12:42:39.607-04:00Dave that was me with the anonympus comment. Forgo...Dave that was me with the anonympus comment. Forgot to leave my moniker. I saw Harper and guess I forgot it was the same character in the Drowning Pool and the books. Geoff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-1861925495990702902011-03-29T12:22:30.333-04:002011-03-29T12:22:30.333-04:00I was just talking about this movie a couple days ...I was just talking about this movie a couple days ago. It is the best movie with Melanie Griffith in it. Except maybe Night Moves with Gene Hackman but there she pretty much played the same character.<br /><br />Seriously, I've only read three MacDonald novels and this was one of them -- good stuff. I really loved The Underground Man and need to go find some more.Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-31538558025294235672011-03-29T11:48:54.497-04:002011-03-29T11:48:54.497-04:00A good film, Anonymous but pales in comparison to ...A good film, Anonymous but pales in comparison to the novel. Try HARPER that PN did a few years before. That's a top adaptation.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-8385499540663170112011-03-29T11:07:18.867-04:002011-03-29T11:07:18.867-04:00is this the Paul Newman movie?is this the Paul Newman movie?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-15817952027202640982011-03-29T10:58:58.148-04:002011-03-29T10:58:58.148-04:00You pretty much summed up Macdonald's enduring...You pretty much summed up Macdonald's enduring appeal, Mike. I find myself returning to his body of work a little more often these days than the canons of either Chandler or Hammett. Mainly because there are more novels but also because I like hanging with Lew a little more than Phillip or Spade.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-33589829775064087282011-03-29T10:17:17.532-04:002011-03-29T10:17:17.532-04:00RM could write an entire scene in so few words and...RM could write an entire scene in so few words and describe the scene so acutely...one finds such a talent wonderfully obscene.<br /><br />I've been on a MacDonald jag this year and can still say it's the best writing I've witnessed in ages. Some might say his work is formulaic, but if the stew's good, I'm always gonna to eat it.Mike Wilkersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771502395254223219noreply@blogger.com