William Denton (buff@pobox.com)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 12:50:17 -0400 (EDT)
On 19 July 1999, Jerry Buck wrote:
: It was the same with Travis McGee. You usually knew
where you were
: going, but the trip was enjoyable and Travis's acerbic
observations were
: half the fun.
True enough. I re-read the first McGee a couple of weeks ago
and liked it more than I'd thought I would. I'm going to go
through the rest again, in order.
: But I don't think Travis's treatment of women as
"wounded birds" who
: need his special treatment stands up too
well.
That was one of the things that bugged me, and it still does,
but I'll just skip over those bits.
Bill
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