William Denton asked for verdicts:
> John Morgan Wilson's Benjamin Justice
series
People whose opinions I respect praised this series so I read
one, I think the first in the series. It was well written and
descriptive as promised, but I couldn't cope with all the
sex. Every male in the protagonist's field of vision is
physically sized up and appraised; every sexual encounter is
portrayed in great detail. I went away from the book
uncomfortable with the thought that perhaps deep down I am a
homophobe, despite my liberal stance and lesbian friends.
Fortunately (or unfortunately, I guess), the next book I read
grossly overemphasized heterosexual sex, plus it wasn't even
well written. No, I am not an old prude.
> Paula L. Woods's Charlotte Justice series
I read the first in this series when it first came out
because the black female police officer premises were so
appealing, but I was disappointed. I've since heard a lot of
praise for the series, but I haven't read any more of the
books. I remember that I found plot elements implausible and
what I took to be classism.
More later maybe, after I do some work.
Joy
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