Sunday, January 31, 2021

Book review - "No Way to Treat a Lady" by William Goldman (1964)

 Goldman wrote this during the writing of Boys and Girls Together. Like most of his writing it's easy to read. This one is only short with brief chapters. It's not always easy to follow. It has a black heart too. Lots of chapters are from the POV of a woman who lets in an intruder who kills them. Goldman admits he was comfortable with dark material - the torture in Marathon Man, etc. It isn't very enjoyable to read. I know that's not the point. But there's so much creating women we identify with who are killed. It was too nasty for me.

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