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Title: Green Ripper by John D. Macdonald ISBN: 0-449-22481-3 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 20 April, 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A book for a grungy day
Comment: In this entry in the series, McGee has found a True Love, a woman seemingly compatible with all facets of his existence, who is able to give meaning to his life, and then she is cruelly killed by a seemingly random process. In earlier books, other lovers have been killed, but never one he sees such a future with. Her murder jolts McGee notably more than any prior tragedy, into a depressed and narrow focus on revenge; he breaks off from Meyer (who articulates equally nihilistic views), and his usual cynicism becomes total negativism. He takes on a simpler identity, and follows a series of clues and lucky breaks to a terrorist boot camp for the organization that ordered his lover's execution. He (justifiably and unavoidably, it seems) massacres all the group's members, in a spree that sickens but in the end also partly redeems him. There is a certain class of mysteries that is fulfilling to read when you feel depressed, disgusted, and generally grungy. Quite a bit of Chandler, and some of Lawrence Block, falls into this class. This is the only book in the McGee series that really fits into the class, but it's almost perfect of its kind. See also Block's "Such Men Are Dangerous."
Rating: 5
Summary: Travis the Reaper
Comment: One of the later books, and closing in on the end of the series, this is my favorite McGee sketch of all time. It is terribly tragic McGee, though, given the death of his beloved and the deepest depth of darkness into which McGee goes to find solace - even if it is the cold comfort of murderous revenge. I must confess to having a strong penchant for vengeance, if this is my favorite of the long line of McGees (oops, got me there). By the time the book is over, one has seen McGee at his absolutely most lethal - and rightly so. All along the way the eternal McGee reflections offer insight into the process of grief, revenge, and humanity - truly a wonderful read.
Rating: 5
Summary: One McGee's Best
Comment: This was one of the most enjoyable books of the McGee series for me, and I think the fact that I have read 7 or 8 other McGee titles first may have something to do with it. In just about every book, Travis McGee does more than just flirt with women -- he flirts with the idea of falling in love with them, but he never, ever does. And so this book begins with McGee certain that he's found The One, and then she's taken from him.
So if this is your first time reading about Travis McGee...well I'd like to persuade you not to, ironically! Read "One Fearful Yellow Eye" or "The Quick Red Fox" first. Otherwise, I fear that this book may read like just another revenge story.
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Title: Cinnamon Skin by John D. Macdonald ISBN: 0449224848 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 20 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Lonely Silver Rain by John D. Macdonald ISBN: 0449224856 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 20 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Dreadful Lemon Sky by John D. Macdonald ISBN: 0449224791 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 20 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Scarlet Ruse by John D. Macdonald ISBN: 0449224775 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 09 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Turquoise Lament by John D. Macdonald ISBN: 0449224783 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 09 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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