--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Joy Matkowski <jmatkowski1@...> wrote:
>
> I loved the first Shell Scott I read, "tomatoes" and all, but the second
> was full of calling "communist" at newspapers and colleges, very
> antiquated and nasty. So the rest of the Shell Scotts are on the bottom
> of the pile. The nonseries Prather I read was kind of blah. Your
> endorsement makes me think I should rethink; maybe I just ran into the
> worst of the lot.
> I won't repeat yet again my dislike of John D.
I think Shell Scott is a genius creation. Sure, he's crass, but he's a quintessentially American character, not necessarily likable but eminently watchable...
Best,
mrt
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