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Title: Lonely Silver Rain (Travis McGee Series) by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0-449-22485-6 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Fun in the sun
Comment: Over the years I've read hundreds of novels in a variety of genres, but for pure fun and enjoyment it's hard to beat Travis McGee. Some of the books are better than others, but they're nearly all worth a couple of lazy summer days. They are the ultimate summer time (or any other season for that matter), quick-read books. At their core, they're good mysteries. But Travis McGee is such a great character, with such a wry outlook on life, that often the mystery seems secondary to McGee's views on whatever topic author John D. McDonald has selected for his soap box. Most of them take place in Florida, (a Florida no one will ever see again given they were written mostly in the 60s and 70s) and all have a color in the title. Don't take them too seriously, just have fun in the sun.
Rating: 5
Summary: This Rain Ain't Just Silver, It's LONELY
Comment: Some years after his death, John D Macdonald remains much under-valued. The Travis McGee "colour" series parallels Macdonald's career and on re-reading can be seen to develop along with the maturity of the author. Travis observes things as John did. This blurring of the line between author and character is assisted by the use of the first person, and is fascinating in itself. However, it also reaches a new plane in 'Rain'. For twenty-odd years Travis represented the man who lived our dreams: unattached, entirely self-sufficient, a wolf among the sheep. In 'Rain', Macdonald courageously forces his hero to pay the price of those choices. I've read this book many times. The last chapter makes me cry every time (which is tough for a 41 year old Englishman). I don't weep for Travis, but for the end of all our dreams and the persistent treasure of family.
Rating: 5
Summary: Couldn't have been better . . .
Comment: The Travis McGee series represents one of the greatest accomplishments of American fiction -- ever. Never mind the rumors of MacDonald working on another story (before he died) with the color "Black" in the title, this is the way a series should end. Travis has taken countless blows, physical and emotional, throughout his career. In this novel, however, we see Travis's rusty armour nearly falling off, his horse nearly crippled, and his enemies closing in on all sides for the kill. As he triumphs one last time over the insurmountable odds, he gains a new reason to continue being the white knight. While this book is superb, I wouldn't recommend reading it until you've read at least a few others in the series (especially "Pale Gray for Guilt"). Not only will you understand more about the plot and characters, you will have more invested in seeing Travis's ultimate redemption.
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Title: Cinnamon Skin (Travis McGee Mysteries (Paperback)) by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224848 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Empty Copper Sea by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224805 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Green Ripper (Travis McGee Mysteries (Paperback)) by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224813 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Dreadful Lemon Sky (Travis McGee Mysteries (Paperback)) by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224791 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Scarlet Ruse by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224775 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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