Juri wrote:
>I have had problems with his characters who seem to
be eccentric only
>for eccentricity's sake (McGee's partner, whatever
his name is, McGee's
>strange and peculiar habits (I just hate his Rolls
Royce turned into a
>pick-up)), with his language that is forcedly relaxed
and with his
>dialogue that is filled up with long monologues about
life, politics and
>none-too-bright wisdom. MacDonald babbles. That's the
main problem.
That's funny, those are exactly the qualities I cherish about
MacDonald. McGee's babbling about tourism, or the rich, or
the raping of Florida--those are the pages I inevitably
dog-ear and return to. I agree about the Rolls Royce, which
seems contrived, but MacDonald is such a tremendously
appealing writer, and so convincing in the way he portrays
eccentricities, that I am easily won over. Compare
MacDonald's work to Carl Hiassen's (sp?). Now there is a real
reliance on the eccentric, in characters and their behavior.
I find him totally unappealing, and unlike many, I don't even
find his works funny.
-dc
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