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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i LOVE the Philo Vance books. i was so happy to discover them in ebook form, since i have read them previously in french, and they are soooo much funnier (and better overall) in english.
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I've read them all (and was delighted when "The Greene Murder Case" finally arrived to complete the set.)
They're an acquired taste -- period pieces don't work for everyone. Vance reminds me a bit of Sherlock Holmes though with a different skill set and a broader range, and the narrator is his Watson. Vance prevails because he knows everything (or at least, a great deal more than those around him.) His omniscience can be a bit wearing (Let's see: he speaks, reads and write how many languages? He's expert in how many topics? Oh, he's skilled in Jiu Jitsu? What
doesn't he do?), but overall, they are classic mysteries and well worth the read.
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Dennis