Bob Washer (no login) from IP address 64.12.103.43
...Outside of scripture, Ellery Queen has had the most pivotal impact on my life, personally as well as professionally. The moral complexities he was confronted with (Ten Days Wonder, Cat Of Many Tales, etc)are as profound as any to be found anywhere. And on The Eighth Day is deceptively small and "simple;" it causes one to think. A parable for our time. The convoluted plots are as fascinating at the beginning of the 21st Century as they were in the middle of the last.
My hope is that Queensforum will be an opportunity for us to share. Shall we begin?
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The Queen novels and short stories certainly gave me much pleasure when I was younger. I don't find myself going back to them very frequently, and I think the early books rather poorly written (not the same thing as plotted!). I think some of the Freudian understanding of characters was important to me in those days also. I still admire some of the social statements, such as The Glass Village. I'm looking forward to the forthcoming book of Queen radio plays (from Crippen and Landru). Perhaps we need to make very clear distinctions between the various Queen books.
--Joe
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..I hope we can get to the discussion you've mentioned. I'd be all for it. To my mind, Cat Of Many Tails is in a class all by itself(Ten Days Wonder a close second)with And On the Eighth in a class all by itself.
This web site is fan as well as scholar oriented; together, I'm hoping for a lot of people here.....
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