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autumn_witch's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this book, I really did. Stainless Steel Rat is my old time favourite and this book being written by the same author must be as good, right? Not so much.
I don't like the main character and I don't think he was made to be likeable, but there is absolutly nobody who reader could care about and keep fingers crossed for. Somebody told me that this book was written as a pastiche on goverment, but at some point it became so riddicules that it reminded me one of the comments from 'Princess Bride'.
In additional notes author of 'Princess..' was saying that he cut out a whole fragment of the book that lasted for 14 pages and described how woman was unpacking her clothes. Apparently in times when orginal author of 'Princess Bride' lived it was consider a beautiful satire on french high society, but on us was lost.
This book sounded for me like that removed fragment.
I don't like the main character and I don't think he was made to be likeable, but there is absolutly nobody who reader could care about and keep fingers crossed for. Somebody told me that this book was written as a pastiche on goverment, but at some point it became so riddicules that it reminded me one of the comments from 'Princess Bride'.
In additional notes author of 'Princess..' was saying that he cut out a whole fragment of the book that lasted for 14 pages and described how woman was unpacking her clothes. Apparently in times when orginal author of 'Princess Bride' lived it was consider a beautiful satire on french high society, but on us was lost.
This book sounded for me like that removed fragment.
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