Please Write for Details
by John D. MacDonald

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Book Review: It's 'la vida loca' for MacDonald's characters!
Summary: 5 Stars

In "Please Write for Details," the MacDonald wit comes to fore as he journeys south of the Border and sets his tale of American expatriates in a Mexican art colony known as the Cuernavaca Summer Workshop.

Indeed, the author has collected about the weirdest assortment of odd balls and thrown in even more zany "adventures" as we find him showing a terrific sense of humor. While, of course, this book is not a comedy, it does have its moments. Instead of "ars longa," it's more like "ars erotica" as these crazy Americans romp in and out of different types of "positions." There really is no basic character, but the entire workshop and a number of the locals feature heavily in this tale.

It's a great read, as much as to see MacDonald in another mode as anything. His great writing style is still there and basically nothing has changed in the author's literary swirl. It's one of the very few books I have ever read more than twice, and it's still a pleasurable read!

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