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Originally Posted by CRussel
Ah, good old Modesty Blaise. One thing you can be sure of -- you'll get exactly what you expect and want when you read one of these. NOT great fiction, but certainly great fun. A personal 5-star read, within my own terms of reference. And, although I can certainly tell you all sorts of failings of this series, it fills a need quite nicely, thank you.  |
This series definitely fills one with an undefinable feeling of satisfaction. Great fun, indeed. I'm also planning to take up the second book of the Modesty series
Sabretooth , despite being a strain on my eyes due to it's smaller print size.
Currently reading
Chai Chai by
Bishwanath Ghosh, a delightful travelogue which reveals the lives of people in towns of India beyond railway station yards, in an effort to discover what lay beyond the platform as one travelled across the cities. Very interesting read.