tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post1025382009530457171..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Forgotten Books: The Good Old Stuff and More Good Old Stuff -- John D. MacDonaldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-45748291575175598962012-10-26T12:52:35.502-05:002012-10-26T12:52:35.502-05:00These collections show that JDM could have made a ...These collections show that JDM could have made a reputation as a short story writer--he had the gift. But, he turned to novels and became one of the best. These are great collections with some of JDM's best workGeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-40095000173110865912012-10-26T12:38:39.173-05:002012-10-26T12:38:39.173-05:00I remember the discussion - I almost furor - in DA...I remember the discussion - I almost furor - in DAPA about the and the updates. I read them both and enjoyed them a lot, though like you I wish the changes hadn't been made. Still, as the titles indicate, this is good old stuff!Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-68670124636079840282012-10-26T09:06:18.048-05:002012-10-26T09:06:18.048-05:00It was the novels that got me started on JDM. (Alw...It was the novels that got me started on JDM. (Always preferred the non-Travis McGee ones)Years later I started collecting the pulp short stories and thought they contained his best work.<br /><br />"Finders Killers" is a great one.August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-76230287692506149442012-10-26T09:03:50.132-05:002012-10-26T09:03:50.132-05:00I had heard the the heirs to MacDonald's estat...I had heard the the heirs to MacDonald's estate were reluctant to keep his non Travis McGee books in print. No idea if the rumor is true.Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.com