Re: Cliff Claven of the Woods

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Posted by Gayle on June 05, 2001 at 18:30:39:

In Reply to: Re: Cliff Claven of the Woods posted by Bill R on June 05, 2001 at 10:49:08:


: : The trick to enjoying JFC's Hawkeye is to regard 95% of what drivels out of his mouth as thoughts that are never spoken. Otherwise Natty is the Cliff Claven of the woods.

: : The books are oft criticized for their VERY unlikely dialogue - particularly annoying are the stoic dissertations that come from Natty’s pie-hole during action scenes.

: : But, if you can past that, the descriptions of the Woodland Culture, the nature and the story are well worth the read.

: : As for the annoying Psalmist…good riddance. I kept waiting for him to disappear like one of those red jerseyed unknown losers that beam down with Kirk as alien fodder.

:
: Alien fodder. I LIKE that!

: You have to wonder why JFC added the dweeb (the psalmist) into the mix. Usually a sidebar character is employed to provide some sort of purpose. So far, I cannot find the purpose for having such a loser along for the ride. He is distracting, and does nothing for any of the scenes that would be missed. I think Hawkeye should have shot him when they were disposing of the horses. "Leave tracks. Can hear him for miles".

: Bill R

All of you who think I love every Cooper character will be pleased to know I share your opinion of the stupid psalmist. As far as I am concerned, the only advantage to his inclusion in the book is the very unexpected sarcastic and funny remark Natty makes about him that ". . .the first catbird he meets will be the cleverer of the two.". I never thought of Natty as being particularly sarcastic, and that one caught me by surprise and sent me rolling with glee.

Gayle


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