![]() On a personal note, this does not undo my standards on this issue, but for this story, it needed it. ![]() And I remembered what "they" said when Gone With The Wind became the first film with a "bad word" that it "had" to be there. Unlike all the times before when I went, "Are you kidding me? That was so uncalled for," I knew this time it was. There were two occurrences in this novel and a strange thing happened when I hit the first one. ![]() I'm very strongly against profanity, even mild ones, in CBA fiction. This is kind of three stories in one, ripe with great supporting characters, a decent romantic element that never felt "added-in" but genuinely integral to the story, and a book that messed with my mind for days for the following reason. At the last page, my attitude of gratitude to our service men and women got a steroid shot, the way I saw "old people" got a four-wheel alignment, and I wanted to slap myself with a wet tuna for just now getting around to reading a Dan Walsh novel. (Those who have read this will know why that's funny!) I ordered up and finished this novel over the next two hours, with tears rolling down my face and my server asking me if I was okay. So when I hit the last fourth or so of The Reunion, I looked at my clock, tossed some shoes on and drove to Chili's. ![]() ![]() Every once in a while, when I'm closing in on the end of a great book, I want to do it in style. ![]()
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