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Research (2014)

by Philip Kerr(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1782065776 (ISBN13: 9781782065777)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Quercus

review 1: This is a wildly fun novel that stabs at the book and publishing world and even has time to take a swipe at book reviewers like ourselves. I reckon Kerr had a great time writing this one and it was amazing to me looking at the reviews for the book that people hadn't picked up on some of the things he satirised. He writes about Houston's need for likeable characters in his novels whilst himself writing a dual first person narrative about two despicable and unlovable characters.Kerr plays up the clichés and b - plot making things as far fetched as possible and makes the novel feel as though it could have been written by committee or by someone else as is the case with Houston's novels. He litters the text with literary quotes and references as a sort of nudge nudge wink wi... morenk for those who can see what is really going on.Ultimately you have to be in on the joke to really enjoy the novel, but I must say that I for one am enjoying Kerr's non - Gunther novels as he seems to just be embracing the fun of writing. I'll probably give January Window a go soon. It sounds as absurd and as fun as this one.
review 2: I don't know. I love Philip Kerrs writing, especially the Bernie series which I have found exceptionally good. This is an intriguing book, mr. Houston reminds me of James Patterson. The setup of the atelier is so reminiscent of Patterson, and one of the main reasons I stopped reading Patterson altogether. It's too formatted to my liking. It's hard to relate to any of the characters, they're all bastards. Some nice twists and turns in the book, wrapping the whole thing up. But as I said, I don't know. I think it failed to impress me overall, and certainly not enough to feel satisfied. It's admirable that Kerr wants to broaden his horizons, but I really do hope that the next one is a Bernie Gunter novel again... less

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