On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, William Denton wrote:
> : I've already stated that I thought Honey West was
hot. However, this
> : is based on vague memories of the TV show, which
came along at a very
> : impressionable time for me. Are the books any
good?
> Are they hardboiled?
Well, they pretend to be. The Ficklings were friends of
Richard Prather and his influence on the books is immense,
but for some reason they are not funny. It's funny, though,
that even Honey West is a female, she watches other women
with the very masculine gaze.
Juri
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