A Million Dollar Spin
Cód:
491_9781434383396
A brilliantly crafted rapidly moving and highly entertaining novel : as the following sampling of some of my notes and remarks- giving a taste of what and how of the narrative- will bear out, I think:First 5 pages, and already a handful of characters and their relationships and situations shaping up towards the promise of something interesting. first 14 pages: the narrative moves along briskly (sacrificing detail? sharpness?), taking in a Jungle Operation, a bandit ambush and killing of Captain Ian Macdonald . Ian Macdonald dies, long live Ismail Macdonald. General Sir Gerald Templer mentioned, & Tan Siew Sin & Tengku Abdul Rahman; time and place pointers..Datuk Lees way to wealth: wheeling & dealing, real estate, shares; work, play & risk taking, & making play work for him...Lees daughter Mei Ling all at sea literally- cried God save me, & was, by a dolphin.Ismail buying a car - this gone into some detail . good telling detail re Ismails careful placing of clothes.(P40). The best writing and focus so far (P47) Melodramatic. New characters introduced literally with .. a splash; Lucille Oppenheimer - just in time for Ismail .. Narrative rolling .. rollicking?! - along now (pp 50 ff); rolling Ismail to London, and to Emma Thompson. Studying Law for the exam . makes for something different . Gambling, its additive power . Nicholas Dennis Denning.. Lady V Russel.. And yet another character: Dr. Eric Nkomo, . In Paris .. Prof. J.Jaques.. Ski resort. St Moritz . Mountaineering.. Theres even a Princess Diana appearance - not at all badly brought off .. Interesting stuff: the painting.. which the genuine article?. Dialogue.. exchange re traveling.. drawing- roomish? Jane Austenish? . A long speech here - how incorporated in the narrative flow? . Rough house stuff in toilet - dirty politics literally . Even Pudu jail makes an appearance . Touche! (184) .. In Hong Kong- Mei Lings sudden headache - the way of the world, just so: Mei Ling with Dr. Enri
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