When spilling the beans is not an option
But even as we were slicing through the oeuvre, many of us were aware that Maclean could be thrilling and unreadable, predictable and surprising in turn. I wondered if adults actually read this stuff. Recently, I discovered a kindred soul – the English writer Geoff Dyer, who said, “Where Eagles Dare is unreadably bad in spite of its narrative allure. Was I, as a second and third former at Grammar school firmly in the midst of the Maclean-buying demographic?”
29 Sep 15:18 · The Hindu