one of the things i appreciate about charles willeford is
that he seems to always be having a good time as a writer.
things are fun, even to the pscychopathic. every one at least
gets a bang out of SOMETHING, even if it's just a decent cup
of coffee. he's so enthusiastic about the unthought-of human
details -- vinegar pie, for example, and tennis hats and what
they imply, and how the colonel in Jake's Journal feels about
his dog.
his characters experience life on this level, as do we.
through these sensual and tactile kinds of detail, he makes
an ordinarily unlikeable character into one you are willing
to forgive, and empathize with as well.
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