Jim Beaver wrote:
Are his books, overall, worth jumping into?
************ Depends on what you're looking for, Jim. I've
read most of his books and I liked them all except INCIDENT
AT TWENTY MILE. I was a caver years ago and I've been a
climber for several years, so I think THE EIGER SANCTION and
SHIBUMI are great. I don't think they are serious literature,
but they are original and intelligent stories with subtle
humor and outrageous satire. I liked LOO SANCTION and THE
SUMMER OF KATYA, too.
THE MAIN was more serious, a sad story about a tough Canadian
cop who continues to suffer the loss of his wife after many
years. I didn't think it had much of a plot, but the brief
character sketches were stunning. Breathtaking. Like the
tough lesbian, or the knife-sharpener. In this book Trevanian
more honestly examines vigilantism than any other hardboiled
I can think of right now.
There are many wonderful images from Trevanian novels that
have stayed with me for years. He told an entertaining story
with a Hitchcock twist at the end. He had wit, compassion,
and an unerring ability to put his finger on the pulse of
humanity.
miker
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