<<My friend said Grisham spent too much time describing
the the woman's looks -- especially how good she looked in
blue
jeans -- which he never did with male
protagonists.>>
Could that be because males generally don't look all that
good in blue jeans?
Speaking of unperceived ridiculousness: when is somebody
going to tell the dozens of obese baseball players that they
look like oversized sausages in those tight uniforms? Not
only do they not look athletic (they are not) but they draw
attention to themselves and away from the ball. Somebody put
them on a stric diet, or show them pictures of
well-proportioned men, or something. They are bad models for
our youth -- on the other hand, our youth doesn't play ball
so much anymore. On the third hand, our youth is obese. What
the hell...
Sorry about the cranky rant. I had it in me.
Can I enter a Constantine for my procedural reading list? So
far I have a Wambaugh, a Uhnak, a McBain and a Donald
Hamilton (Murderer's Row, a good one). If I decide to cheat,
I'll include Bill James, whose work I've been reading for
some time.
Regards,
mrt
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