I dunno. I think if someone believes your book is a hardboiled mystery, then it should have some hardboiled mystery elements. Except--well, there's Zizek: ""Every text participates in one or several genres, there is no genreless text; there is always a genre and genres, yet such participation never amounts to belonging." Which I also believe.
Is rape by a dolphin still rape even though that's normal dolphin behavior? Do dolphins ever say NO to other dolphins? What do dolphins consider unacceptable social behavior?
I dunno. I think if someone believes your book is a hardboiled mystery, then it should have some hardboiled mystery elements. Except--well, there's Zizek: ""Every text participates in one or several genres, there is no genreless text; there is always a genre and genres, yet such participation never amounts to belonging." Which I also believe.
Is rape by a dolphin still rape even though that's normal dolphin behavior? Do dolphins ever say NO to other dolphins? What do dolphins consider unacceptable social behavior?