Comments on: Coming Straight From the Underground

By: Yankee Mama

Yankee Mama — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:11:42 +0000

I loved Ross Macdonald and the Lew Archer’s series. My father turned me onto him as well when I was a wee lass. The books were always well written and suspenseful. Plus, I spent countless hours engrossed in them to deflect boredom. Now, I watch my kids who are the same age I was staring at the computer playing mindless games of Sims and Team Fortress 2 and I’m thinking, “Why the hell don’t these kids occupy themselves by fortifying the mind?” Then I think, “I’m getting old.”

By: Boatzilla

Boatzilla — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 08:12:13 +0000

I really liked The Far Side of The Dollar. Much better writer than Hammet, IMHO.

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:16:22 +0000

..and that Tobias Jones article you linked is really good.

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:11:58 +0000

For what it’s worth, Warren Zevon was a huge fan.

By: Matt Blankman

Matt Blankman — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:00:30 +0000

My dad lead me to the Lew Archer books when I was a teenager. I had discovered Chandler and he had a ton of Ross Macdonald paperbacks to lend me. He’s still one of my favorite writers and Archer is a great character. He’s not flip like Philip Marlowe, he’s sort of wracked with conscience and a certain sadness for the evils and injustices of the world.
And yes, he was nice to hippies.