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A review by deephi
The Deep Blue Good-By by John D. MacDonald
5.0
I just re-read the first Travis McGee book after many years, and am reminded of why I was so moved and influenced by MacDonald's work. Although some may find things not to like, there are richly drawn characters who leap off the page. I kept finding passage after passage of writing so good it can make you weep. Nuggets of truth and wisdom that hold true after almost 50 years.
With a few sentences, MacDonald can tell you about a person's life and choices, so you know just how they got to where they are, and where they are going. If you think that's easy, try it sometime. Makes me almost ashamed to call myself a writer when I see how effortless he made it look. He writes about the inside of a building so you feel you're there. He swiftly limns a walk-on character so well you'd think you know them.
But I did model my own mystery series on the idea of a deeply flawed outsider hero who learns to help people against the predators of society. I just wish I was as good.
There's only one problem. I now have to go and re-read the enture series...
With a few sentences, MacDonald can tell you about a person's life and choices, so you know just how they got to where they are, and where they are going. If you think that's easy, try it sometime. Makes me almost ashamed to call myself a writer when I see how effortless he made it look. He writes about the inside of a building so you feel you're there. He swiftly limns a walk-on character so well you'd think you know them.
But I did model my own mystery series on the idea of a deeply flawed outsider hero who learns to help people against the predators of society. I just wish I was as good.
There's only one problem. I now have to go and re-read the enture series...