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Bezig met laden... The Ten Word Game (2003)door Jonathan Gash
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. http://nwhyte.livejournal.com/2043954.html Another Lovejoy book, from the later end of the series, and operating very much to the formula of richly realised foreign setting (in this case a cruise ship going round the Baltic, with special attention to St Petersburg), with Lovejoy mixed p in a heist most of whose details are incomprehensible (and remain so) and his supernatural sense of detecting genuine antiques a key plot point. The harder edges of the character from the earlier books are considerably toned down, no doubt under the influence of the TV series, and he doesn't actually manage to have sex with anyone until more than half way through (though then vigorously makes up for the delay). geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Lovejoy (book 23)
After stealing one of his own forgeries from the Marquis of Gotham, Lovejoy is on the run. With the bounty hunter David Buddy hot on his trail, Lovejoy makes his way to Southampton in the hope of fleeing the country. He soon finds himself sailing away in the Melissa, one of the World's most luxurious cruise ships - not as a stowaway but as a legitimate passenger. Then Lovejoy discovers that his escape has been organized by a group of criminals intent on using his knowledge of fine art and antiques for their own mysterious purposes. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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As I was reading this book I kept thinking about the reviews I've seen for Lee Child's last book [b:A Wanted Man|13359067|A Wanted Man (Jack Reacher, #17)|Lee Child|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1333623254s/13359067.jpg|18587348] with readers complaining that Reacher spent 3/4 of the book riding in a car. Well, that's how I felt about this book. The first 3/4 of the book was kind of filler. We were tossed some crumbs of antique trivia to keep us around but basically it was nothing. The story that comes out in the last 1/4 of the book has enough depth and breadth to have given us a whole book's worth but, instead, we are given a short story.
Lovejoy says something interesting on p. 238: "Is there anything more useless than a prologue, a preface, a foreword, or an introduction? If they've anything to say, I always think, get on with it and stop annoying us." Couldn't have said it better myself. ( )