tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post7401868627048126897..comments2024-03-24T18:58:13.583-07:00Comments on Divers and Sundry: The Big KillDivers and Sundryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-70440408406253987962014-05-16T10:19:15.940-07:002014-05-16T10:19:15.940-07:00the way they read makes me wonder whether or not t...the way they read makes me wonder whether or not they were _written_ tongue in cheekDivers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-60216949195700684662014-05-16T09:58:59.473-07:002014-05-16T09:58:59.473-07:00Spillane is classic for the era it was written in ...Spillane is classic for the era it was written in as far as I'm concerned. I have read a few more than once - often with tongue in cheek.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-38588425084254025722014-05-16T06:53:43.506-07:002014-05-16T06:53:43.506-07:00yes, i agree. stacy keach's hammer was great f...yes, i agree. stacy keach's hammer was great fun, but not the same as spillane's. Divers and Sundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759655568104782267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28337090.post-75498518458371876392014-05-16T05:43:28.169-07:002014-05-16T05:43:28.169-07:00I think of Mike Hammer as being a bit like the scr...I think of Mike Hammer as being a bit like the screen versions of Tarzan. By that I mean that the books' character has never been accurately portrayed in movies or TV. Now, I _love_ Stacy Keach's TV show, but it isn't the Mike Hammer of the novels. The books can be great fun, but as you say, you have to turn a blind eye to some things... a lot of things at times.<br />--A PalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com