![]() Pulling it off was really difficult for me, which made me even more impressed.) I didn’t make it past a few paragraphs with each attempt. (Actually, I enjoyed it so much I thought I’d give it a shot in writing. First off, I was impressed with Goldman’s skill of writing third person effectively, inserting the character’s views into the narration in a way that made things (for me) very readable. It’s set apart from other thrillers by a couple of things. It’s your classic under-prepared protagonist in an impossible situation. The premise is straightforward: a PhD candidate gets involved with a spy ring. It was also turned into a movie with Dustin Hoffman in the seventies (which I have not seen). (The Princess Bride, obviously.) I’ve also appreciated him for his screenplays (Butch Cassidy, Princess Bride, All the President’s Men, etc.) So when I saw The Marathon Man on sale for Kindle, I decided to give it a shot. I’ve been a William Goldman fan for just one of his books. ![]()
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