No, its my experience that a lot of men wouldn't need that
much time
to compile the list. having read a lot ot Willeford he was
taking the
piss - definately. He knew about men and described those
situations
brilliantly. They are real. I don't think he was comenting -
just
showing you. On the men front try "The Woman Chaser" (aka
"The
Director) or the 'famous' bottom spanking scene in "Wild
Wives". I
think Willerford was much nearer to describing his own view
if men in
the character of Hoke Mosley.
> --bachelor guys in the early seventies?
Are there any of these guy's left? Would they own uo to
it?
> --these particular characters?
As I've said, Willerford is describing something universal -
sad,yes
but true. You'll find them all over the place though not
many
described them as well as Willerford.
> I'm not saying the book was bad or that Willeford is
a bad writer--
> on the contrary, the characters were very effective,
and their
> self-destruction, or maybe devolution, held my
attention like a
> train wreck. I'd just like to know what to expect
from another
> one of Willeford's books.
try the whole hoke in order and especailly vis-a-vis this
point the
ending to ""The Way We Die now". might, just might,
redeam
Willerford.
---------------------------
Peter Walker
Formerly 'pete@u-net.windy.com' and
'peter@thewillows.demon.co.uk
Sometimes 'mattscudder@yahoo.com
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