Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > > Out of curiosity, do you object to Tom Clancy novels? > > > > Oh, I do. The first book of his I read, one of his > characters implied, > > > But if that was the opinion of a _character_, it does not > necessarily mean that it was the opinion of the _author_.
Oh, certainly. But sometimes, some characters irritate me so much that I don't care to find out whom else the author has created. :) > > somewhere in the first 50 pages, that Indira Gandhi was > > assassinated because India is such an awful place that > > her own security guards had no choice but to kill her. > > The officer wound up his rumination with: 'I am > > so glad I live in a country where I am not forced > > into killing the man I swore to protect, where I > > can take pride in my country and its leaders.' > > > And what did this officer do in the rest of the book? Did > he try to kill the president of the USA? :-) *g* Who knows? I never reached that far. That particular comment got me so irritated that I started reading something else. Mind you, I was pregnant at the time and given to strong emotional reactions.... Ritu, who'll try to look for the book and see if she still reacts the same way _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
