TERMS OF ENDEARMENT by Larry McMurtry

 Finished Su 11/30/25

This is one of my ancient paperbacks that I had never read. I had seen the movie (decades ago), but I didn't remember a thing.

The book is very different from the film. The novel could have easily been made into a play. Most of the action takes place in Aurora's kitchen. 

I loved the maid character and in the film she is barely mentioned. And, the astronaut character is not even in the novel. 

I'm glad I read the book, but the movie was infinitely better. 

My favorite joke from the book made it into the film. Aurora says that she hates the nickname 'Flap' because it reminds her of a loincloth. 

MERCEDES NIGHTS by Michael D. Weaver

 Finished Mo 11/24/25

This is one of my ancient hardbacks that I had never read. It's a clever idea, but hard to grasp and a bit confusing.

The Basics: Mercedes Nights is a famous female movie star and she is cloned by a sex service. "For $10,000 a night you can sleep with the most famous star in the world".

The kink is that each clone believes that she is the 'real' Mercedes Nights. Mayhem ensues. 

Although it was a confusing read, it was like PK Dick and I want to get another by this largely unknown author. He's got one on Amazon for a couple of bucks and I think that I'll pick it up.