I’m curious what other people think of Knight Life’s Gwen. Of all of our readings this semester, Peter
David’s Gwen is my least favorite version of her. David’s Gwen is a sneaky, not too bright, liar. "Adultery Gwen" is not nearly as annoying as duplicitous, in league with the
enemy, Gwen. Gwen’s dialog makes her sound a little dim
with “you guys” and “y’knows.” Morgana
dupes Gwen into being a distraction and knowing participant in yet another act
of betrayal.
“Aging backwards” Merlin is okay but scaly monsters
magically disguised as waiters? This
book reminds me of a Kinky Friedman novel.
Or better yet, Art Penn running for mayor is sort of like the real life Kinky
Friedman running for governor of Texas in 2006. Now, Friedman is running for the
Agriculture Commissioner of Texas. If you add together Will Rogers, Raymond Chandler, pot smoking, cigars, an acoustic guitar, and a shot of tequila you'd get something that sounds and looks like Kinky Friedman. Friedman is a novelist, a musician (Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys), and a politician. Kinky Friedman has a line of merchandise and is a master of self-promotion. Many of Friedman's You Tube clips contain offensive language.
