Sexism, My Sweet

November, 1993

The New York Times recommended this book. A murder mystery, my main addiction. I'm reading it. I'm excited. The guy's good. OK, on page one he mentions a dress pushing a woman's white breasts up through a hole in the ozone. Still, snappy dialogue. Then on page four someone is described as cutting his wrists "like a hysterical old woman." Oh, so what? Am I so politically correct that a little sexism or ageism upsets me?Then on page seven a woman says, "Sam's been good to me. He use...