Dixon

[doktor at primenet.com]

Steven Mass lists Dixon's The Twisted Claw as being
"among those [books] that have strongly influenced
me for good or bad at various times in my life."

Though I myself prefer The Disappearing Floor, I
too must credit Dixon for broadening my vocabulary,
nurturing a commitment to the scientific method,
instilling good liberal values and turning me on to
the world of books.  In Microserfs, Douglas Coupland
suggests that nearly all of the silicon valley
computer geeks played with Lego as children; I wonder
how many Pyn-heads got their start in books with
The Tower Treasure.

Dixon's strengths are especially apparent when held
to the background of R.L. Stine, the current fave among
the pre-shaving set.  I have a comparative review--
Stine vs. Dixon--coming out in the next (2/15) issue of
Insouciance, my fledgling web magazine.  Steven, you
and the rest of the Whole Sick Crew may check it out at

http://www.angelfire.com/oh/Insouciance

--Jimmy