Posted by Pam Adams on August 14, 2006 at 20:36:45 from 134.71.192.243 user PamAdams.
In Reply to: Not just the S's and A's posted by Joe Windsor on August 14, 2006 at 19:31:55:
It doesn't strike me as that way, but then the D's are my favorite characters. I too am a rookie at camping, and have never sailed, so they can stand in for me in my confusion. (Stephen Maturin in Patrick O'Brian's work does the same) I admire both Dorothea's creativity, and Dick's scientific single-mindedness. After WH, my favorite book is PM. Favorites that both star the D's- concidence? I think not.
Perhaps my favorite Dick moment is in WH, after they have saved the sheep. He comes up with a plan, risks his life putting it through, and is successful, and what does he write in his notebook for the day? "Saw buzzard."
Dorothea's greatest moments are in Big Six- if not for her, George Owdon's crimes would have never been discovered.
pam