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A great series.......2007-08-24
For those of you who aren't familiar with his exploits, please allow me to introduce you to Sir Harry Flashman, literature's most unrepentant scoundrel. Flashman (whom some may remember as the bully from Tom Brown's Schooldays), is the hero of twelve (as of 2007) novels by the literate and witty George MacDonald Fraser. The setting for these novels is the Nineteenth Century, a time filled with countless skirmishes and disasters, with Flashman seemingly involved in most of them. Fraser, in an explanatory note, says it best:
"From the day of his expulsion from Rugby School in the late 1830s, Flashman the man fulfilled the disgraceful promise of Flashman the boy; toadying bounder and bully matured into the cowardly profligate and scoundrel, who, by chance and shameless opportunism, became one of the most renowned heroes of the Victorian age, unwilling leader of the Light Brigade, fleeing survivor of Afghanistan and Little Big Horn, tarnished paladin of Crimea and the Mutiny, and cringing chronicler of many another conflict, disaster, and intrigue in which he bore an inglorious but seldom unprofitable part."
Flashman's memoirs were purportedly discovered in an attic in Leicestershire in 1965, half a century after his death at the age of 93. Flashman and the Angel of the Lord, the tenth packet of the "Flashman Papers" to have been edited and published by Fraser, chronicles Sir Harry's second trip to America. The last time around, he was sold as a slave, worked as a plantation foreman, met a young congressman named Abraham Lincoln and smuggled an escaped slave via the Underground Railroad. This time, through misadventure, coincidence, and the consequences of his own cowardice and womanizing, he is forced into acting as John Brown's right hand man, training Brown's followers for their disastrous 1859 raid on Harper's Ferry, the kickoff to the Civil War. Flashman, incidentally, served on both sides during that conflict, the details of which I can only hope will be revealed in a forthcoming volume.
In this age of political correctness, Flashman's bawdy adventures are a breath of fresh air. These books deserve every ounce of the praise they've received over the years---the only drawback of being a Flash-fan is enduring the long intervals between installments. Each novel stands by itself, but if you read one, you'll want to read them all. Sample one and join the ranks of rabid Flashmaniacs all around the world.
Disappointing.......2005-11-02
I enjoy this series and have had many enjoyable hours laughing at the 19th century's most outrageous cad. But this one is a bit thin and takes a lifetime to finally get to Harper's Ferry. When Harry and Co. finally make it there, even then it drags a bit. Not Flashman's best by any means.
FLASH HARRY IS BACK! But not in this book........2005-06-10
I wanted to write a brief review about the twelfth packet of papers in the Sir Harry Paget Flashmen series, but it hasn't been printed in the US, as yet, so I'll write about them here. I purchased the latest novel FLASHMAN ON THE MARCH from amazon.co.uk a few weeks ago. I am very happy to say that the old Harry is back. This time he finds himself escaping the anger of his Austrian companions from aboard a ship after dallying with a 16-yr-old princess enroute to her wedding to a man she has never met. He stumbles into an old Rugby chum and right into plans to carry a large sum of money to Sir Robert Napier prior to the British Army's expedition into Abyssinia. This is the opportunity he was looking for to get out of Trieste asap.
It seems mad Emperor Theodore has imprisoned some of Her Majesty's subjects and Sir Robert needs Harry's "talents" to help locate and free the captives. Using the money, he must secure an alliance with rival Queen Masteeat of the Gallas. Harry is reluctant, of course, and tries to talk his way out of going until he discovers that he is to have a very beautiful guide to help him travel the treacherous and very dangerous landscape of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) during a civil war. True to form, Harry gets into all sorts of life-threatening situations. In one, he manages to save his own skin by kicking his lover guide over a waterfall as she clings to him for aid. He finally meets up with Queen Masteeat and her pet lions, gets drunk on tej the local alcoholic beverage, is seduced by her, kidnapped by some very bad fellows (friends of the ex-guide) intent on "unmanning" him, and rescued by the malevolent Emperor Theodore himself, all in less than 48 hours...and then the adventure really begins. Those of you out there who are true "Flashmaniacs" will be very happy to hear that our anti-hero is back...the same laughable liar, lecher, cad, poltroon, coward he has been for decades. Hurrah for Sir 'Arry!
Flashman visits Harper's Ferry.......2005-03-02
This book was my ninth stage in a chronological survey of the life and times of Harry Flashman. While I do agree with fellow reviewers that this book my not offer the very best read in the series, I still liked it well enough for a full endorsement.
Living within an hour's drive from Harpers Ferry, I had been looking forward to reading this book for quite a while. It never ceases to amaze me how important a role this quaint little village with its antique and fudge shops played in the history of this great country.
It's often said that revolutions don't start with great deeds, but with small words. While this book in fact deals with John Brown's "small deed" it does indeed show its fractal butterfly effect on world history.
Apart from giving the reader a detailed and accurate description of the siege of Harpers Ferry and its build up, I considered this book most interesting because of the detailed character study of John Brown. As always Fraser has done his homework to the t's and provides a balanced description of "the Angel of the Lord". While the writer at no moment assumes the air of say an Ambrose -he has never been accused of plagiarism either!- what results is a wonderfully portrait that is made without the customary canonization that Brown receives for setting an important part of the stage of the Civil War.
Due to the seriousness of this portrait, which some dimwits have mistaken for being boring, some of Flashman's customary gallivanting and slapstick humor just seems a tad out of character. Nevertheless, I considered this an insightful and rewarding read that is a worthy part of the eminent Flashman saga.
Signs of Decline.......2003-10-18
I'm a big fan of this series, but I have to say it's in decline. The first book is good, the second is brilliant (yes, it's contrived. It's also a superb comic novel), the next two published: "Flash for Freedom" and "Flashman at the Charge" are both first-rate. The next one published, "Flashman's Lady" wasn't particularly good, and it's downhill from there, with signs of life in "Flashman and the Redskins" but not much else.
I tried to read this book some years ago, and gave it up. I only made it through this time because I was determined, and determination is what you need. There are no less than three plots to get Flashman to help John Brown, by three different groups, and explained, ad nauseum, in three different patois. Characters from previous Flashman books show up: a good thing in the case of John Charity Spring, but fairly pointless in the case of Annette Mandeville and Crixtus. The book has a truncated feel, as if it has been either heavily edited or padded. Or both.
It's still fun to spend time with ye olde Flash, shameless as he is. His lack of political correctness (this was one of things that rescued "Flashman and the Redskins") is still a joy. But Fraser appears a bit tired. The deadpan footnotes that made "Royal Flash" such a knee-slapper are long gone. Too bad.
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Flashman and the Angel of the Lord
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The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a twelve-year-old boy. Who is he? Where did he come from? And what were the circumstances that led to his final act of desperation?
That story begins on the other side of London, in rough North Kensington, where the three mixed-race, virtually orphaned Campbell children are bounced first from their grandmother then to their aunt. The oldest, fifteen-year-old Ness, is headed for trouble as fast as her high-heeled boots will take her. That leaves the middle child, Joel, to care for the youngest, Toby. No one wants to put it into words, but something clearly isn't right with Toby.
Before long, there are signs that Joel himself has problems. A local gang starts harassing him and threatening his brother. To protect his family, Joel makes a pact with the devil—a move that leads straight to the front doorstep of Thomas Lynley.
The anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis, What Came Before He Shot Her is a powerful, emotional novel full of deep psychological insights, a novel that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write.
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No, the reviews are all wrong....This was very good!!!.......2007-10-06
I prepared myself before I started this book. I have read several unfavorable reviews and I have to say, I was not really excited about reading this, especially since none of the main characters of the series show up until the very end. But I knew all of this going in. Quite frankly, I think the bad reviews are unjust. To put it in perspective, George has just killed off one of the main characters, Helen, in her Havers-Lynley series, in the previous book "With No One as Witness". For those of us who have read and enjoyed all the books of the series and then BOOM, she takes Helen out, a likeable and pertinent character. Maybe George felt she owed it to her loyal fans to follow up this shocking event with the story behind the boy who was accused of ending Helen's life. Elizabeth George weaves her story with such intricate details. There are no holes. I say, "Bravo to Ms. George" for putting this story together and explaining to us why a 12-year old boy would be involved in something so horrific. I wait in anticipation for the continuation of this series.
Disappointed readers miss the big picture?.......2007-10-05
I've read all of Elizabeth George's books, and now I have just read approximately 100 of the online reviews of "What Came Before He Shot Her." Wow - tough audience! Yes, this book is a hard read, a tragic story, a change from her other books, but completely worth the effort, I believe. If you truly appreciate the real-life depth of Elizabeth's characters through the progression of her books, you may be able to see this section of the bigger story as the necessary (albeit painful) explanation for the senseless murder of Helen. If you are looking for something a little neater and cleaner, or less depressing, there's always John Grisham, and many others. But with a little patience, you'll see Lynley and his cohorts return in her next book - although it seems clear that that they must be irretrievably changed by what has happened. I am waiting for that story to be revealed, and my admiration for the richness of Elizabeth George's writing continues.
Atonement for With No One As Witness.......2007-10-04
A number of Amazon reviews condemn What Came Before He Shot Her as depressing (it is) and hard to read (it is, but I could not put it down), untrue to the Lindley/Havers series (it is, sort of). I loved most of the series but was very disappointed in With No One As Witness, predecessor to this book. The plot was stretched, the characters unbelieveable, and Helen's death seems just a mechanism to revive the series. The writing was forced and didn't flow. The reviews for Witness were pretty universally harsh and I suspect George wanted to remind her critics that she can write. And yes, she can write.
What Came Before He Shot Her is the story of a mixed race family in London projects, with much of it in dialect. Threealready damaged children are left with their aunt Kendra with no warning, and Kendra tries to cope with their many problems, their misery filled past and the reality of the streets, none of which she is ready for (although, on reflection, she should have been more street smart than she is). That any family could have such a history seems impossble, and the present is little better: gang rape, permanent emotional trauma, casual murder and madness are all part of their lives. Poverty is nearly the least of their issues. Everything in their lives wounds, and some thing maim. Every damage possible on the street is in here.
What does work in the novel is George's infallible grip of individual psychology. Somecharacters mean well but fail to understand despite the best of intentions and willingness to try, just exactly as we all sometimes try -- and fail -- to understand each other. In this setting,failure carries a very high price. None of the people who try to do good are clueness, and none are perfect. With one exception, none of the bad people are wholly bad, or had a time in their lives when it seemed they could be saved.
What doesn't work is that while the characters are believeable, only one or two come close to nestling in your heart, despite rooting for them. Some characters grow and some change but revenge, not redemption, survives. It is more a character study of the cost of powerlessness than it is a novel. It is a very well written one, which should exempt Ms. George from some of the criticism of 'Witness'. It is very densely plotted but perhaps no more than life is. But there is not a single line of humor or relief. There is no joy, hope or even a dream that does more than flicker for the characters we care most about, and that is what makes is more a polemic than a novel.
After all of this grit, I wonder is Lindley and Havers can come back at all.
What Came Before He Shot Her .......2007-10-02
There are 184 reviews here and not a soul with the guts to point out the ham-fisted racism of this sorry work?
I have read a few Elizabeth George books, memorable only for their fey, self-conscious psuedo-Englishness. I picked this up in the grocery store for something to read. Shame, I should have grabbed a tabloid if I was seeking something resembling intellectual honesty.
Doesn't this poor woman have an editor to keep her from shooting herself so blatantly in the foot? It's as though this white American writer of precious faux-BBC brain candy decided to "be literary" and accidentally unleashed a Pandora's box of her own usually concealed hatred and fear of all people of "mixed-race," a term and a state of being that is used or referred to on practically every other page of this terminally boring and hugely over-long book. If I was a person of color I would be outraged and insulted, since I am not I am only amazed that such tripe could have ever made it to market.
And a word on dialects; even I know from being in England that "innit" roughly translates as "isn't it". Now that scrap of phrase can be used in slang a lot of ways, but not to in effect end every single sentence spoken by every single person of color in a narrative of hundreds of pages.
Pathetic.
Hard to Read - Way different than others.......2007-10-01
I have always looked forward to books by Elizabeth George and eagerly purchase every one, but this one was terrible!!! The dialog was hard to read with all of the black English and the plot sucked!!! I plowed through it, hating every moment. She should go back to writing in her normal style. I realize that maybe this is how it is in the slums and that some kids are disadvantaged from birth, but don't really want all the gory details.
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What Came Before He Shot Her
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A kind and well-loved woman was brutally and inexplicably murdered—the pregnant wife of a respected police inspector—and her death has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Perhaps most horrifying of all, the trigger of the weapon that killed her was apparently pulled by a stranger . . . a twelve-year-old boy.
The anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis, What Came Before He Shot Her is a powerful, emotional novel full of deep psychological insights, a novel that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write.
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Not her best, but certainly worthy of reading.......2007-10-07
In What Came Before He Shot Her, author Elizabeth George creates to what amounts to a Greek tragedy, as she tells the tale of Joel Campbell, his older sister Nessa and very troubled Toby. It details the lives of these three orphans as they try to survive the terrible world of that surrounds them. It also leads up to the shocking death of Helen Lynly, which happened in her previous novel, With No One As Witness.
Which is good, as the death of Helen was out of the blue, and not central at all to tale told in With No One As Witness. I gathered from her web site that she originally planned to include Joel in that novel, but she felt that there was so much more to tell, that to explain the randomness of Helen's death you needed to really know what lead up to it.
Once again, George takes great care in setting up the story, the surroundings and language. But at times -like most of her books - she gets bogged down into too much ennui. As an American born writer of these very British crime thrillers, she sometimes overcompensates. The detail of roads, the buildings, the style of design all, at times, leads to pages and pages of fluffy material; things that you really did not need to know. And things that add really nothing to the story.
Her characters are all very well realized and at times you can feel terrible for all the Campbell children. They are lost, and bruised souls caught between heaven and hell, and never sure which way they'll fall.
Still, as you read, you feel an inevitable pull that George will not conclude this tale with a happy ending. Joel is doomed from the start, as we know he plays a part in the death of Helen Lynly. Nessa herself seems doomed as well, a teenager angry for many things, but unable or unwilling to admit she needs help. And Toby, adrift in his own little world, lost -perhaps - forever.
It, like most of George's work, is sad commentary on life, as she chronicles of the lost souls that inhabit her universe. One wants to believe that there is no truth to these stories, but there is also a tingly feeling at the back of you mind that the reality is much more worse than fiction she has written.
And that the life of the Campbell children, while horrible, could -and probably is -worse in the real world.
As to George's fans who seem to think they've been cheated - in a novel that deals not with their favorite characters of Lynly and Havers, and in such a depressing story - I say that if you give up on her just because of this book, it's more a sad commentary on you than her.
Victims and villains: decisions or destiny?.......2007-09-28
This is a novel about victims and villains, about survival and alienation. It is not a novel that is easy to read, nor does it feature happy endings.
Some of us will read it and will be able to identify with aspects of the world described, others will not. It took me some pages to get into the story but once I did I was hooked. This novel does not set out to justify any of the actions taken by the main characters - it simply describes the background events that led to them. A fascinating but terrible insight into a world that many of us are vaguely aware of.
I am a fan of many of Ms George's other books, and look forward to reading more about Lynley and Havers in other novels.
Recommended to those who are interested in reading novels that confront some of the less comfortable issues: the 'why' behind the 'what'.
Jennifer Cameron-Smith
Elizabeth George Chicanery.......2007-09-28
The New York Times mass-market fiction paperback best seller list ranks this book 11 out of 20 with it being on the list for one week. Americans have bought this book and Americans voted to re-elect George W. Bush as president. The New York Times is right there with these Americans. I found the New York Times Book Review. I would never buy it and I would never buy another book written by Elizabeth George, trickster.
Powerful and captivating!.......2007-09-10
I admit I was tempted to stop reading after the first 30 pages but then I forced myself to be more patient, more open-minded, and to try to accept the obvious differentness of this book compared to George's other books, and you know what happended slowly but surely? I fell in love with the story and its characters. I could not put it down anymore. It is her best novel to date!
Surprisingly bad.......2007-09-09
I have enjoyed all of her previous books. I was so turned off by this book that I will not buy another written by her. I could only slog my way through half of it before I gave up in disgust. There was not one character I was interested in or cared about, could identify with, empathise with. I could not beleive they were real and if they were, they were so uninteresting as to drive you to read an old Agatha Christie novel for the 5th time with great anticipation even though I knew the outcome by heart.
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Wherever there's Lobo, there's mayhem.......2004-05-28
Lobo gets unexpectedly fragged by one of the criminals he's hunting and his soul journeys from Heaven to Hell. As expected, ultra-violence follows. This book has absolutely no pretensions or philosophical musings on the impact of violence on society. It's just good, sick, gory fun. There are some laugh out moments as you would expect from the Main Man. This book is rated mainly on sheer entertainment, no points for relevance or breaking new ground in literature (as if). The reason why it didn't get the perfect score (in Lobo standards) is the art. It may not be the fault of DC to have two artists in this book (Simon Bisley, the quintessential Lobo artist, failed to meet deadlines or some other reason and DC was forced to replace him midway in the series), it's just that Bisley's replacement artist, suffers in comparison to the man who defined the Lobo look. But if you could look past it, it's a nice read.
GREATEST LOBO STORY EVER.......2002-11-18
I loved the original Lobo miniseries but this one was even better. This story is classic. In it Lobo dies while on a bounty hunting job and goes to heaven, hell and is eventually reincarnated. Its got some of the funniest lines I've eve read in comics. Bisley's art is also fantastic. The last issue was drawn by another artist who is also very good. Appearances are made by The Demon, Death, God and others. Its such a bizarre series, even among Lobo stories. If you like dark humour, get this. Its an absolute must-have!!!
There are much better Lobo stories.......2001-10-18
Lobo is an ultra powerfull bounty-hunter (he even fought Superman to a draw ones) with an awfully violent sense of humor. Next to that he looks the part: black leather, iron chains, bulky as hell and loving heavy metal. He is always on the look-out for victims that are worth a lot of 'credits', the way of payment in his realm. He disposes of them in the most brutal ways he can think off. The only important factor in his life is 'the main man', himself. If you're into bizar and ultra violent stories that remain humurous Lobo could be a good title to you ... generally.
About this particular book:
Lobo is low on credits and due to a deal he made with L.E.G.I.O.N. a short while ago there are little job-offers he is allowed to take. And thus he decides to go work FOR somebody for a change, instead of solely for himself. His assignment is to kill a creature who killed all bounty-hunters who came after him so far. The first time he rushes in and gets killed. But his mind is set on another chance and so he makes the man above send him back ... only the incarnations in which he is send back aren't exactly what he'd want them to be.
This book isn't a very good example of a 'fun' or well-told Lobo comic. There's TOO much graphic violence and too little of a storyline to hang it up on. Next to that it's hardly funny anywhere, something which Lobo comics aim for most of the time. It all seems like one big figthing sequence without a beginning and lacking an end. Next to that the art isn't suitable for this kind of comic. For humurous elements the art of Val Semeiks, the artist the on ongoing Lobo series, is much better. The art here is way too detailed and meant for 'goreness'.
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