George wrote:
"Well, it depends on how you define "central to the series,"
I suppose. Both Lisa Holtzman (or whatever he name
was--Scudder's ex-mistress) and Jim Faber, his AA sponsor,
died violent deaths in that book. While Lisa wasn't an
important character at that point in the series, there were
certainly novels in which her presence was "central." And I'd
argue that Jim Faber was probably the most important
recurring character in the series besides the four you
listed."
I agree that Lisa was definitely central at one time, but she
had pretty much outlived her place in the series, so her
death probably won't reverberate too much. You make a good
case for Jim Faber, though. In many ways, Faber was Scudder's
Superego, while Mick is his Id. It could be interesting to
see how Scudder operates without that shoring. (I haven't
read Hope to Die, yet, so I don't know if it really has made
a difference; I'm just speculating.)
Mark
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