M-T (matrxtech@sprintmail.com)
Mon, 12 Jul 1999 11:27:22 -0400
Reed Andrus:
<<The series began its serious deterioration with
Electric Mist.But I managed to struggle successfully with
credibilty strain because there was that hint of rationality
that Dave's visions _might_ have been induced by LSD rather
than actual communication with his Confederate general.
Burning Angel really put me over the top.>>
I think that at some point Burke had to decide whether to let
Robicheaux self-destroy or to save him and allow him to live
a normal life. Obviously, he chose the second option. As a
consequence, there is a constant tension between his
ostensibly "normal" life as a married man with an adopted
daughter and the dark mess in his psyche. Lawrence Block came
to a similar crossroads with his Scudder series, and made a
similar choice.
By the way, I did enjoy _Cimarron Rose_ enormously. It's much
leaner and tighter than, say, _Burning Angel_, a book that
gave me trouble the first time around.
Regards,
mt
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