I think the hoariness of the individual elements is very intended. The auther, I feel, specifically uses these elements to suggest the very timelessness of the tropes and the eternal relationship between our world and the other world - Lord Dunsay, the Mabinogion, the druidic legends - they all use these tropes…the…

Agreed - it's not the first time an auther's "target" audience didn't get it.

Borrowing elements (such as framing devices, structural devices, etc.) from film was actually a fairly essential aspect in crime fiction from the 1940s through the 1970s. There's actually an entire sub-genre of crime fiction dedicated to Hollywood (and film) specifically.*

@ Ghost - Can't tell if you're serious or not :)

@ Ghost - Can't tell if you're serious or not :)

Just as an FYI, I'm not positing this as an "answer" for the book, just as an interesting in-road into the character/novel that helps address some of Keith's questions and some of the general hate for Richard.

Hilarious - Disturbing, but hilarious
I think the best way to look at this particular book (and its hero) is within the context of the "crime fiction" genre itself. I think that, with "The Woman Chaser," Willeford struggles against the genre's restrictions and expectations.

ZMF always says it best, no?

It actually doesn't…fantastic book and MPDG free.

The Book Was Better!
Yeah, yeah - what else is new? That said, I'm a bit shocked how "The Notebook-ish/ The Lakehouse" they've manage to make this. Almost as bad as what "they" did to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Yes you can. Getting around the city in Prototype is like a straight shot of awesomeness.

I believe sir, yes. Yes, it does PWN.

Different kinds of nebbishness, so they cancel each other out.

Hijacking this thread for the betterment of all -

dammit - dolls. The dolls he buys. Though maybe puppets too. Hm.

Something has to fund all those puppets he buys for Robot Chicken

Let me tell you, Leroy - you are in for a treat.

Dammit, the dreaded double-post. Sorry.

I mean, seriously…here's a snippet from amazon:

I mean, seriously - here is a snippet from amazon: