looking for mr goodbar and

[siobhan]

the lonely passion of Judith hearne - these are two of my favourite books - for relaxation i llve ruth rendell does.anyone know any of these

 

[sparkchaser]

No.

Are you the one with the broken keyboard?

 

[Brad Stevens]

I haven't read LOOKING FOR MR GOODBAR, but I have seen the film. Does the book explain the title? There's certainly no explanation in the film. Who is Mr Goodbar?

 

[Anamnesis]

Doesn't the phrase mean "ideal man"? That's my guess, anyway.

 

[Brad Stevens]

The protagonist isn't looking for an ideal man - she's just looking for casual sex. Maybe that's what 'Mr Goodbar' means - a casual sex partner. But why 'Goodbar' specifically? Was this some kind of 70s slang?

 

[Brad Stevens]

According to a comment on Amazon, "The "Mr. Goodbar" of the title is simply the name of one of Terry's haunts". There's another explanation here: Looking for Mr. Goodbar - the implication seems to be that the real-life killer had become known as 'Mr Goodbar' because of the novel and film that were based on his crime.