I had this difficulty with rereading John D. MacDonald after a certain point. I mean, holy crap, the very largest sexism AND homophobia fairies ever had visited nearly every book, seriously yikes.
I eventually discovered Nevada Barr's mysteries, which also have a lot of environmental stuff and many great appreciations of nature in them, along with suspense, humor, and convoluted plots, but less obnoxiousness. I wonder if there is some kind of analogue to Dick Francis's books somewhere that would provide the same engagement or comfort without the bad parts. It's so individual, though. My mom also misses being able to read MacDonald, but while she loves Barr, she doesn't find those books a substitute at all.
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Date: 2019-10-31 07:05 pm (UTC)I eventually discovered Nevada Barr's mysteries, which also have a lot of environmental stuff and many great appreciations of nature in them, along with suspense, humor, and convoluted plots, but less obnoxiousness. I wonder if there is some kind of analogue to Dick Francis's books somewhere that would provide the same engagement or comfort without the bad parts. It's so individual, though. My mom also misses being able to read MacDonald, but while she loves Barr, she doesn't find those books a substitute at all.
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