tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post4408747083352524718..comments2024-03-28T04:15:00.814-07:00Comments on Jerry's House of Everything: FORGOTTEN BOOK: KILL HIM TWICEJerry Househttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-21499701734347184142016-01-16T15:19:56.689-08:002016-01-16T15:19:56.689-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-80819296313557008472016-01-16T15:18:52.770-08:002016-01-16T15:18:52.770-08:00I have't read many of the later books in the s...I have't read many of the later books in the series, Matthew, including SHELLSHOCK. I expect I'll read them all in the next few years.<br /><br />Dylan and Richards will go on forever -- unlike many of the younger ones on the scene.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-43458534554972075072016-01-16T10:23:45.580-08:002016-01-16T10:23:45.580-08:00Have you read Shellshock yet, Jerry? That's th...Have you read <i>Shellshock</i> yet, Jerry? That's the first one I've read in multiple decades, and the last one published before his death. I found it bursting with energy and good humor--hilarious humor, in fact, altho my tastes may well be a tad cruder than some. As to sexism, I have a daughter and am ultra sensitive to any sign of disrespect toward females merely for being female. But expressions of delight at the female form and the "feminine" mystique offend me not in the slightest. <br /><br />As to the vulnerabilities accompanying aging (I've got you by 5) I'll feel safe so long as Dylan and Richards are still hanging in there (they are, aren't they? I haven't checked Facebook yet today). Mathew Pausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06157135006791553019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-65048968241921110292016-01-16T07:43:12.969-08:002016-01-16T07:43:12.969-08:00I'm usually not too PC, Richard; in fact, I te...I'm usually not too PC, Richard; in fact, I tend to have a very warped mindset (ask any of my friends).I can't pinpoint it. but for some reason the term "tomato" referring to a woman offends me now, although I'm sure it didn't when the book came out. (I have probably become more sensative since I have had daughters and granddaughters.) Shell Scott may now seem to me a leering roue, but he is a chivalrous one and, by his own lights, is respectful to women. I still have many fond memories of Shell Scott and undoubtedly will read more in the future, but this particular book seemed poor water when compared with so many others.Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2728909293998777391.post-86124728839082598632016-01-15T15:18:55.557-08:002016-01-15T15:18:55.557-08:00You're the last person I would have thought wo...You're the last person I would have thought would apply today standards to books written 60 and more years ago. Sexist? Nah. Tomato was a common term for a pretty woman, where have you been?? If a man says he enjoyed looking at a pretty woman walking down the street, and that's "sexist" then the hell with PC or whatever is being applied to reach that silly conclusion. As I said in my review, there were a couple of pretty babes (oops, is that sexist?) and he ogles them slightly, but he doesn't do anything else except act as knight errant. Sex? Nope. The book I read, #3 in the series, was written in 1951. I was 6, but I know the wolf whistle was common, and Shell Scott says it's "no class". So calm down, old geezer, with the sexist stuff and just enjoy the view.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com