tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post816867476532863720..comments2024-03-06T04:04:24.597-08:00Comments on The Trap of Solid Gold: The Chronology of the Travis McGee NovelsSteve Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-30525203262123751932022-02-03T04:43:07.749-08:002022-02-03T04:43:07.749-08:00Possibly. It all comes down to whether or not the ...Possibly. It all comes down to whether or not the reader believes that JDM used some kind of internal calendar when writing the McGee's. Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-67147182834819717952022-02-02T19:54:05.914-08:002022-02-02T19:54:05.914-08:00The last paragraph of Chapter Three of Deadly Shad...The last paragraph of Chapter Three of Deadly Shade of Gold references the death of Lois Atkinson in a way that makes me struggle to see it as anything but the next story after Blue. Thoughts?Falantedioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16142960942087875045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-76028313125947338682020-08-10T04:25:01.010-07:002020-08-10T04:25:01.010-07:00The end of Chapter 12, spoken by Meyer:
"My G...The end of Chapter 12, spoken by Meyer:<br />"My God, don't take my hunch for reality. She could be face down right now, off a lovely atoll, drifting down and down into that incredible turquoise blue, with Howie squatting and watching her sink, his only lament a vague disappointment at having to give up something of about the same pleasure quotient as a chocolate bar."Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-54003355142433867302020-08-09T19:15:31.375-07:002020-08-09T19:15:31.375-07:00I recently finished this series. I have one questi...I recently finished this series. I have one question which is really bugging me. In only one book, The Turquoise Lament, I didn’t find the title of the book mentioned in the story. Or did I miss it?? Rosiland Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-13141795095411344772019-07-14T15:32:29.389-07:002019-07-14T15:32:29.389-07:00That's true... I suppose that could be said ab...That's true... I suppose that could be said about all the novels.Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-38835331643893936442019-07-14T12:42:36.639-07:002019-07-14T12:42:36.639-07:00The reference to the Beatles in RED does not neces...The reference to the Beatles in RED does not necessarily eliminate 1961 as the year that adventure took place. It could simply be a case of Travis writing up the adventure a few years later after the Beatles had made their name and invoking them in the metaphor.mntrtoddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007405558587350990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-89858112659841977722015-10-06T10:41:02.557-07:002015-10-06T10:41:02.557-07:00The Deep Blue Goodbye takes place in or after 1962...The Deep Blue Goodbye takes place in or after 1962, Junior Allen was jailed in 1957 for 8 years but got out in 5, so he would have been locked up in 1960.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-17792451954816097312015-05-07T14:28:01.669-07:002015-05-07T14:28:01.669-07:00Good catch, Anonymous!Good catch, Anonymous!Steve Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863138617383626261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-7717294428031965142015-05-07T09:18:46.999-07:002015-05-07T09:18:46.999-07:00The problem with Red being the second book is that...The problem with Red being the second book is that in Chapter 4, Dana books tickets from "Miami to Kennedy"... Idlewild wasn't renamed JFK until December 24, 1963...<br /><br />Blue lists it as Idlewild...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-28409595655589097402015-04-12T18:37:01.838-07:002015-04-12T18:37:01.838-07:00Great stuff. I guess JDM wasn't big on throwin...Great stuff. I guess JDM wasn't big on throwing out year dates ("It was a hot and steamy night in 1961..."). And yes, I always thought/assumed that Deep Blue took place in '64!J.J. Waltersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-17668865163666724402015-04-06T14:37:05.106-07:002015-04-06T14:37:05.106-07:00Steve...I was expecting a mention that JDM publish...Steve...I was expecting a mention that JDM published the first three either back to back or at the same time at the request of the publisher. From what I recall the publisher wanted the public to get 'hooked' on the series which of course they did. That and then some! <br /><br />I, too, an rereading for the third time but I have separated them by years not months. So congratulations to David Lee. What a guy, just finishing TM, then starting again. <br /><br />In depth research, that's for sure. Congrats to the writer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10628275680924715402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290476670691353414.post-55745780308548898602015-04-06T11:25:29.804-07:002015-04-06T11:25:29.804-07:00I finished a re-reading a few months ago. This mig...I finished a re-reading a few months ago. This might be the excuse I need to get back into them again. Damn you! ;-)David Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600363153426118697noreply@blogger.com