--- Graham Powell <
bleekerbooks@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >...Charles Williams THE SAILCLOTH SHROUD (not
one
> of his
> >better efforts)...
>
> To quote John McEnroe, "You cannot be serious!"
I
> really enjoyed that book
> very much. I thought it was a bit different
than
> some of his contemporaries
> because of the reasonableness of the plot.
Unlike
> some others, the plot
> didn't have a hysterical feel - everything
seemed
> like it could really
> happen. And the hero was just a guy, not
Superman.
I like Williams very much, at least what I've read of him
(which isn't much, he's still hard to find. But I really
liked SCORPION REEF and HELL HATH NO FURY/THE HOT SPOT.) I
just couldn't get into this -- I found it kind of dull,
frankly. You're right, the hero's just an average schmoe: I
thought he was a little slow on the uptake, though.
I do have DEAD CALM in the stacks, which I'm looking forward
to.
> I guess that's why they make chocolate and
vanilla.
My favorite version of it: "that's why they race
horses".
doug
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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