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Title: Turquoise Lament by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224783 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1996 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3
Rating: 3
Summary: Interest male angst
Comment: Had Travis McGee been in a science fiction novel, we would have had books like THE PHILOSOPHY OF MCGEE, similar to THE NOTEBOOKS OF LAZARUS LONG, dedicated to the wit and wisdom of this, MacDonald's best known and best loved character. Perhaps it is for the best. While not quite given to epigrams as Heinlein, MacDonald definitely had a consistent vision of who this latter day Don Quixote was. Long before Robert Parker investigated male angst in the Spenser books, MacDonald had mined the entire territory.
In The Turquoise Lament, McGee must face doubt, guilt, and faith as the grown daughter of a deceased salvage friend is afraid that her newlywed husband is attempting to kill her. Culminating in a fight scene with a cable car that today's Hollywood would go nuts for--in fact, that gets me to wondering why we have never seen McGee on film. Maybe we have, and I just don't know about it? Sure, some of the dialogue might not work on the screen, but the mystery, adventure, and spectacular fights would surely fit today's current vehicles for male stars. Today's directors would probably make a mish-mash of it, though; MacDonald probably better fits a director like Hitchcock than Paul Rudhoven or James Cameron.
Rating: 4
Summary: Vacation in paradise, McGee style
Comment: Travis McGee once again takes on the torch of righteousness as he saves the daughter of an old friend. She thinks she's losing her mind, which is exactly what somebody wants her to think. But McGee sees through the charade, and undercovers a shady past that explains why he's willing to travel halfway around the world to provide justice. The last 50 pages are stunning in this thriller. Like all MacDonald books, you will get a heavy dose of philosophy from a sophisticated author. Enjoy this classic.
Rating: 2
Summary: Travis McGee or Andy Rooney?
Comment: "Turquoise Lament" is a poorly told tale of missing buried treasure documents, damsel in distress and some interesting locales: Pago Pago and Hawaii.
The positives were an extremely well drawn character Howie Brindle. We have all known the type, but he is elusive as a wisp of smoke. MacDonald does a great job of nailing him down. The descriptive scenery was interesting and set forth in a very reader-friendly way.
Travis did not behave well and showed some monstrous poor judgment. Perhaps this made MacDonald grumpy. Travis's voice was lost through the incessant monologues by the author. We expect a certain amount of authorly philosophizing in a McGee novel, but this one went so far over the line as to be mere self-indulgence. Just when things are getting exciting, we get a three-page diversion about the inner-workings of a sand filter.
Travis has a few affairs too many, falls in lust with a girl called "Pidge" who has all the charm of a juvenile hysteric, and is so irresistible himself that merely his voice on the phone causes ladies' hearts to beat faster and pour out their innermost secrets to him. We really can't blame Travis for getting out of line; his author deserted him.
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Title: The Scarlet Ruse by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224775 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: The Dreadful Lemon Sky by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224791 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Empty Copper Sea by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224805 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: One Fearful Yellow Eye by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224589 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Green Ripper by John D. MacDonald ISBN: 0449224813 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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