Bright Orange for the Shroud by John D. MacDonaldMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Another McGee book, there is much to say that I haven't said in previous reviews. McGee is a great character; very much in the the knight-errant anti-hero category. One thing I am struck by as I make my way through these books, is that McGee's 'salvage work' is more often about people and not the goods he is trying to recover. So many of the novels, including this one, turn on McGee working to help rebuild, salvage, the individual or individuals he is helping. Given how this one ends, it is even more obvious here.
There was less of MacDonald's social commentary here, though certainly not absent. Though I often don't agree with McGee's view of things (at least not in total), it is always an interesting perspective to consider. He can be a bit too cynical at times for me, but he is picking out important threads.
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