tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post444068202945493927..comments2024-03-03T04:09:32.429-06:00Comments on Sid is Alive: John D. MacDonald - The CrossroadsSidneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-74300032933165232642011-04-13T17:04:41.869-05:002011-04-13T17:04:41.869-05:00Ooh, haven't read Crossroads in years, but the...Ooh, haven't read Crossroads in years, but the memory of it comes flooding back. Like yourself, I cut my teeth on those books! :)<br /><br />And thanks for pointing me to Munseys-- now I'm eating up bandwidth as I pulp up the Kindle...Steve Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17561234111786788616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-29969848168962910872011-03-28T16:11:27.340-05:002011-03-28T16:11:27.340-05:00Yeah, definitely so. I grabbed his last non-McGee ...Yeah, definitely so. I grabbed his last non-McGee novel, Barrier Island, at a used store over the weekend.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-55793921680524120522011-03-27T19:44:44.064-05:002011-03-27T19:44:44.064-05:00I LOVE MacDonald. I discovered him about five year...I LOVE MacDonald. I discovered him about five years ago, and have been burning through his catalog. His style is dark, spare, with fantastic dialog and multifaceted characters. These are great novels.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-90301181313852324352011-03-26T20:23:54.650-05:002011-03-26T20:23:54.650-05:00Found Barrier Island at a used shop today, not a h...Found Barrier Island at a used shop today, not a hard one to get ahold of. Reminds me I need to prowl for more of his earlier work.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14761314.post-66360448155374625792011-03-25T22:45:55.107-05:002011-03-25T22:45:55.107-05:00the slice of life stuff and the just great charact...the slice of life stuff and the just great character studies make JDM a thrill for me. I've read just about everything he's ever written.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com