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...George MacDonald Fraser Simon & Schuster; 557 pages...
...explication of the Salic Law (somewhat abridged), Paul Craig correctly avoids turning his Archbishop into a comic Polonius (one mistake in the Olivier film), but is too bland later doubling as Captain Gower. Pirie Macdonald '54 ably doubles as the conspiring Scroop and the Scottish officer Jamy. And Robert Stattel is a commendably solid Duke of Exeter...
...Noble House, Clavell (1 last week) 2. Goodbye, Janette, Robbins (5) 3. The Glitter Dome, Wambaugh (4) 4. Gorky Park, Smith (3) 5. God Emperor of Dune, Herbert (2) 6. Clowns of God, West 7. The Cardinal Sins, Greeley (7) 8. Free Fall in Crimson, MacDonald (6) 9. The Covenant, Michener (8) 10. License Renewed, Gardner...
Reading a John D. Macdonald novel is like going to church: you know what you're going to hear, but you also know it's going to be good...
What makes Travis McGee books so very good is that MacDonald talks to the reader like an old friend--straight. He tells you what's on his mind, and you sense that if you find the conversation dull or commonplace, that is your own fault...