The Deep Blue Good-by by John D. MacDonald Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Deep Blue Good-by
Book Review: Another Winner from John MacDonald
Summary: 5 Stars
John D. Macdonald has created the most wonderful character in Travis Magee. I have read his adventures over and over again, starting in the 70s. In The Deep Blue Goodbye Macdonald has created possibly the worst villain in his series. A sociopath, at times he seems unbeatable, and you'll be sitting on the edge of your chair until Trav triumphs again and gets the girl, albeit temporarily. Each book in the Trav Magee series are well worth reading, as are all of the other books MacDonald wrote.Book Review: Classic MacDonald
Summary: 5 Stars
I only listen to tape books once, except those by MacDonald. Like a good woman, you never tire of them.Book Review: Classic Travis McGee tale (as are they all) with lessons and language for the ages
Summary: 5 Stars
For some reason there's a gap in my reading history for John D. MacDonald's fine fiction, especially the hugely popular Travis McGee mystery crime novels. So you can't call me an expert witness in this case, but a friendly one on this his first in the Travis McGee series.
I had read something in the series before--I think it was the Pale Gray one (the Travis McGee titles always contain a color)--but did not remember what an astute judge of character ol' Trav is... and how he teeters so on the edge of cynicism when it comes to sociological observations.
For example, after Travis assesses his soon-to-be client--"The world had done its best to subdue and humble her, but the edge of her good tough spirit showed through."--he launches into a broad internal diatribe on the world as he knows it:
"I am wary of a lot of other things, such as plastic credit cards, payroll deductions, insurance programs, retirement benefits, savings accounts, Green Stamps, time clocks, newspapers, mortgages, sermons, miracle fabrics, deodorants, check lists, time payments, political parties, lending libraries, television actresses, junior chambers of commerce, pageants, progress, and manifest destiny."
With MacDonald I feel in the presence of greatness, and I'm thrilled to have 20 more Travis McGee books to read for the first time.
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Brian Wright
Copyright 2007
Book Review: Clever, but a tad misogynistic
Summary: 4 Stars
John D. MacDonald has a tremendous sense of style, a keep eye, and a catchy turn of phrase. Read this story with a highlighter in hand to mark off the brilliant lines because they are wonderful.He has some misogynistic tendencies -- females in his books are weak creatures to be rescued with no common sense and easy to render compliant and stupid via excessive sex, a phenominon males are immune to. That may be a product of when he was writing. The story is worth reading despite that.
Overall, an engaging work, a clever story, and a delightful light read.
Book Review: Deep Blue Goodbye
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a shame that ol' John D. had to pass away. His writing is still as good as it was during his lifetime.