Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!aero-c!nadel From: twain@milton.u.washington.edu (Barbara Hlavin) Newsgroups: soc.feminism Subject: Re: Nancy Drew: Girl Role Model Message-ID: <1991Apr23.213434.4468@milton.u.washington.edu> Date: 23 Apr 91 21:34:34 GMT References: <9210001@hplred.HP.COM> Sender: news@aero.org Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 34 Approved: nadel@aerospace.aero.org Status: R Originator: nadel@aerospace.aero.org In article <9210001@hplred.HP.COM> ishizaki@hplred.hpl.hp.com (Audrey Ishizaki) writes: >Re: Sara Paretskys' V.I. Warshawski novels > >I, too, recommend Paretsky's books. The protagonist is a competent >(but not a superwoman, by any means) private investigator. She's >smart, sensible (never goes out "sleuthing" in high heels) and tough. >PLUS, this year, the movie, "Warshawski" is being released, starring >Kathleen Turner as the famous V. I. Warshawski (I saw it mentioned in >a list of movies to-be-released that was in rec.arts.movies). > >Read the books, check out the movies (when it comes out)! I too like the V.I. Warshawski books. But I must say that what I find tiresome in these books is how bad-tempered everyone is. People are always yelling at each other and saying disagreeable things with very little (or no) provocation. I find chronic irascibility a poor substitute for character development. On the other hand, I've never lived in Chicago... maybe everyone *is* irritable there. :-) --Barbara -- Barbara Hlavin Death has always been a negative life style twain@milton.u.washington.edu change nobody thought could be sold, but I differ.