tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post2496508357365725642..comments2024-03-27T11:26:20.466-07:00Comments on The Passing Tramp: The Poetics of Murder: How Strange a Thing (1935), by Dorothy BennettThe Passing Tramphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-35915186677523271282012-05-06T05:13:55.758-07:002012-05-06T05:13:55.758-07:00I'd get this one just for the descriptions of ...I'd get this one just for the descriptions of San Francisco - a great find Curt, congrats! And it has to be a lot less obtuse that Getrude Stein's attempt, THE BLOOD ON THE DINING-ROOM FLOORSergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07760255627379603587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-60390370126797971922012-05-05T08:06:48.683-07:002012-05-05T08:06:48.683-07:00I must seek out this curiosity. When Harry Keating...I must seek out this curiosity. When Harry Keating inscribed his verse mystery to me, he wrote: "I dare you to have a go!" But so far, I haven't dared to try it. Maybe one day...Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-8940770496977199802012-05-01T19:11:40.290-07:002012-05-01T19:11:40.290-07:00There's also Vikram Seth's novel in verse ...There's also Vikram Seth's novel in verse "The Golden Gate." Also set in San Francisco, and even the dedication, the author's bio and the table of contents (!!!)fit the same form & meter as the book's poetry.Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-48977041490811757922012-05-01T13:05:04.945-07:002012-05-01T13:05:04.945-07:00John,
It's 96 full pages--should have mention...John,<br /><br />It's 96 full pages--should have mentioned that in the review. Seven "chapters."The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-52135117819701941812012-05-01T10:28:47.765-07:002012-05-01T10:28:47.765-07:00How long did she manage to sustain this? Page leng...How long did she manage to sustain this? Page length, that is. Keating's book is very slim at 160 pages - shorter than a Simenon book, I think. I saw it in the CPL last year and didn't think I would be able to get though an experiment like that.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-52442209081040874772012-05-01T10:28:27.333-07:002012-05-01T10:28:27.333-07:00Richmonde,
Yes, and P. D. James' Dalgleish is...Richmonde,<br /><br />Yes, and P. D. James' Dalgleish is a poet! But how often are entire mystery books written in verse? Keating's Jack, the Lady Killer was the only other example that came to mind.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137677673775151256.post-64343285123507070552012-05-01T05:55:26.745-07:002012-05-01T05:55:26.745-07:00You can find poetry in Agatha Christie, Raymond Ch...You can find poetry in Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler...<br /><br />http://wordcount-richmonde.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/found-poetry.htmlLucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.com