Noir Classics

Dave Monroe against.the.dave at gmail.com
Thu Jul 9 15:52:23 CDT 2009


On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Paul Mackin<mackin.paul at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lew was an essential bridge to the post war period.
>
> The theme of coming home to America and settling in the Urban west
> required more than just the Traverses to pound it through.
>
> Lew connects us with Merle who reincarnates Dally and assorted
> Traverses and spouses.
>
> His appearance in the early pages and migration to Europe seemed at
> first a little forced probably because I don't dig Buddhism that much
> if that was what it was.
>
> But he makes important connections abroad with members of the extended family.

Even moreso the kind of thing I'm talking about, thanks ...



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