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|    Lee Gleason to Scott Dorsey    |
|    Re: Starship Grifters    |
|    11 Jan 26 19:42:28    |
      From: lee.gleason@comcast.net              On 1/11/2026 7:18 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:       > Someone recommended Starship Grifters to me here, and I won't talk much       > about the story itself for fear of possibly spoiling it for someone.       > I just want to say this is an example of the "over the top silliness"       > school of writing. It's like the author was trying to imitate Harry       > Harrison or Ron Gulart but without quite as much plot but just as many       > puns. Recommended for the people for whom this would be recommended and       > you probably know who you are. I found it a bit weak but if you're in       > need of something like this it will do.       > --scott               SO, like Dorothy Parker said..."for people who like that sort of       thing, this is that sort of thing.              --       This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.       www.avast.com              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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