From: "Allan Lloyd" 
Subject: (urth) Re Moorcock
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 18:22:30 +0100

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Blattid makes many points against which I would find no argument. On the =
subject of Heinlein, maybe I am using the common view of his work, =
without having read that much of it.However, many of his massive later =
works do contain a point-of-view character who seems to be not Heinlein =
himself, but an embarrassingly obvious version of  what he would like to =
have been if he had been born later and been part of his perception of =
the "Permissive Society" of the Sixties. These father-figures who are =
still highly potent, and attractive to strings of young girls are indeed =
a very pleasant fantasy (speaking as a male now approaching his 54th =
year!) but it is psychologically revealing to repeat this image so many =
times.

Hoping Blattid enjoys "King of the City". I have also just read "Letters =
from Hollywood" after searching for it for many years, and I loved it =
too. Is California really like that?

  Allan


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Blattid makes many points against =
which I=20
would find no argument. On the subject of Heinlein, maybe I am using the =
common=20
view of his work, without having read that much of it.However, many =
of his=20
massive later works do contain a point-of-view character who seems to be =
not=20
Heinlein himself, but an embarrassingly obvious version of  what he =
would=20
like to have been if he had been born later and been part of his =
perception of=20
the "Permissive Society" of the Sixties. These father-figures who are =
still=20
highly potent, and attractive to strings of young girls are indeed a =
very=20
pleasant fantasy (speaking as a male now approaching his 54th year!) but =
it is=20
psychologically revealing to repeat this image so many =
times.
 
Hoping Blattid enjoys "King of the =
City". I have=20
also just read "Letters from Hollywood" after searching for it for many =
years,=20
and I loved it too. Is California really like that?
 
  Allan

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