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bupdaddy 's review for:
The Accidental Tourist
by Anne Tyler
I like me some Anne Tyler, and the woman writes believable characters, which have some natural humor to them, because, after all, the real world is funny. Having said that, this seems to have a bit of forced humor. It may be my imagination, but I think she left too many fingerprints of her writing around.
Muriel, in particular, was clearly created as a delightful eccentric. There's nothing wrong with that except that she seems too created. I can almost see the scratch page Tyler wrote on for her Muriel character, where every time Tyler had a strange dream or thought of something offbeat, she wrote it down in the Muriel cloud. In fact, what made Muriel feel the most real to me is the picture of Geena Davis on the cover. Knowing Geena Davis played Muriel in the movie made her much easier to believe.
From Muriel's archetypal role, the rest of the formula falls way too cleanly into place. We've got staid Macon Leary whose marriage is crumbling and who hates to travel and experience anything new - hmm, I wonder what the delightful eccetric is going to do?
Still, I give it three stars, and considered four, because of what a good writer Tyler is. Her writing reads so effortlessly, and most of the characters feel like they could be waiting for you in the next room.
Muriel, in particular, was clearly created as a delightful eccentric. There's nothing wrong with that except that she seems too created. I can almost see the scratch page Tyler wrote on for her Muriel character, where every time Tyler had a strange dream or thought of something offbeat, she wrote it down in the Muriel cloud. In fact, what made Muriel feel the most real to me is the picture of Geena Davis on the cover. Knowing Geena Davis played Muriel in the movie made her much easier to believe.
From Muriel's archetypal role, the rest of the formula falls way too cleanly into place. We've got staid Macon Leary whose marriage is crumbling and who hates to travel and experience anything new - hmm, I wonder what the delightful eccetric is going to do?
Still, I give it three stars, and considered four, because of what a good writer Tyler is. Her writing reads so effortlessly, and most of the characters feel like they could be waiting for you in the next room.