Book: ‘The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling’ by Lawrence Block – February 22nd, 2018
by Rob Smith, Jr. on Feb.22, 2018, under Books
The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This is another clunky book by Block. The narrative is excellent. The story stinks. The fun is reading whatever it is Block writes. So many very clever and well written and funny!
The book starts what seems to be an unwrapping of a very good plot. But, as is often the case of a Block book is, what appears to be, an actually block Block has trying to come up with an ending. It seems Block has no idea what his ending will be and he just makes it up when he gets there. That does cheat a reader expecting a thorough story.
It’s the ending that collapses the rest of the story. The solution is a far stretch and, to me, very unbelievable. Though it’s better than other block stories.
The characters are sharp and mostly well written, though the main character’s side kick in this sounds nearly identical to the side kick in the first book in the series. Settings are excellent in every way of Block’s narrative and dialogue.
Bottom line: I recommend this book. 6 out of 10 points.
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