A place for any and all things related to the literature character Travis McGee by John D. MacDonald
Example:
What is the name of the corporation that wanted to obtain Tush Bannon's land in Pale Gray for Guilt?
A. Tech-Tex
B. Applied Systems
C. Southern Brokers
D. Estates West
[I'll answer in a comment.]
Published in 1984, prior to the final book of the series (The Lonely Silver Rain), this Fawcett Gold Medal book by John Brogan should stump even diehard fans of the greatest genre series of all time. John D. MacDonald provided an introduction to the book:
I have always had the feeling that I have been writing one very long book about T. McGee and Meyer, and this quiz seems to tie the package together.
And:
I would be totally awed by anybody who could get more than 60% of these right the first time. I will not tell you my score. I will not ever tell you my score.
MacDonald adds that he is in the middle of work on TLSR (but untitled at that point) when he wrote this introduction.
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The answer to the sample question is C: Southern Brokers.
That book sounds pretty interesting, at least for diehard fans!
I'm a diehard fan, but there's a lot of details I forget from the books. :)
Going back to the age of 8 or 9 I've had a horrible memory for the things I've read. Before then when I reread favorite books I could remember most of the details from them -- but once I hit that age, when I went back it was like I had never read the books before.
At that age it seemed great because it was like I was reading these wonderful books for the first time again, but as I got older my schoolwork really suffered because I couldn't remember the things that I studied anymore, or at least only with great difficulty. About the same time I started having problems sleeping, and the two things seem to be connected.
So when I go back to MacDonald every few years it's mostly like reading them for the very first time. In some ways that's OK though, because I still love them.
I had this book a long time ago, but it was lost several moves ago. It was definitely a really fun read.
I also like that the cover has the same visual style so it fits in with all the other editions from that era.
It has gotten expensive. There's a copy on Abebooks for $60 and one on Ebay for $34 (it's in bad condition, though).
This happens to me alot. I notice something online that has become something of a collector's item knowing that I used to own it a long time ago.