John D.'s MORE GOOD OLD STUFF and SEVEN are also solid
collections of his short stories in that they too serve as
fairly effective showcases for his versatility.
Best, Harry
Quoting jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com>:
> I opened one of the dozens of boxes in the basement
just to see what I
> own, and I happened upon John D. MacDonald's _The
Good Old Stuff_, a
> collection of his best crime stories from Manhunt
and other old
> magazines. I had read this book years ago and found
it interesting,
> but on second reading it seems much better. The
skill to develop
> practically any theme and give life to any character
is remarkable. In
> his introduction, he says he wrote I don't know how
many million
> words in four years. He was a writing machine from
early on.
>
> The stories are touched up and sometimes "updated",
as confessed by
> John D. If you run into a copy, I suggest grabbing
it. It's good stuff.
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
>
>
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