<<A great comment, and it pretty much expresses my
feelings about most of the Gold Medal line. God help me, but
I just love 'em. Well, most of 'em.>>
So do I. And if a Gold Medal turns sappy or ridiculous, at
least you can finish it quickly.
I finally got into Aarons's Assignment: Burma. What a terse,
clean style this writer had... Technically, he's up there
with John D., Hamilton, Prather and Charles Williams.
Straight sentences, strong action verbs, quick and precise
characterization, nothing wasted. Not much sappiness,
either.
From 2/3 of this book and two others I've read, I would urge
raravians to go for Aarons. I have found a lot of his books
in Salvation Army stores. They are dusty and often battered,
but they are damn good reads. Which perhaps explains why they
are battered.
Best,
MrT
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