Excellent entry today! I appreciate the discussion of why we read crime fiction. Yes, to find comfort and escape. I always pass on reading books that offer a chance for me to, "get inside the mind of a serial killer." Not comforting. Also it is no escape if the killer turns into a nemesis who pursues the detective for years. (This includes relatives and imitators of the original killer.)
Excellent entry today! I appreciate the discussion of why we read crime fiction. Yes, to find comfort and escape. I always pass on reading books that offer a chance for me to, "get inside the mind of a serial killer." Not comforting. Also it is no escape if the killer turns into a nemesis who pursues the detective for years. (This includes relatives and imitators of the original killer.)
LOVE Chabrol, I look forward to your essay!