‘a shame...at one time he was one hell of a writer...’
and I can’t say it enough...
I still like his books, the “Bill Hodges” trilogy is among my favorites, and now the “Holly Gibney” character in “The Outsider” is just a genius creation. But many people fail to understand that having genuine talent in one field doesn’t make that person an expert or authority on political affairs.
Such a simple truth, why do so many people get suckered in? I think the guy who repairs my truck is very skilled at what he does but I could care less what he thinks about politics.
He’s a post-word-processor typist with diarrhea of the fingers.
I’ve never been able to get through one of his “short” stories, much less one of his insufferable novels.