Well, I've already explained why Captain Blackman gets in the best of the 20th century list. Or maybe I didn't really and do need to explain myself... Well, maybe. But the thing is, I do have to let it filter through some time to chew and think on it. Like many novels that make the list, it isn't perfect (or I think, all of them). But like many novels on other best o lists, it's better than those, so I can only think it deserves to be there. If, of course, I find something else worth reading, or that does the job better, well I'll read that.