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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I didn't realize this was a collection of short stories until about three short stories in! Before that I was very confused. But it turns out that short stories are the right length for Dortmunder; he's sorta fun, but quickly loses his welcome --- so lots of short little scenarios are the perfect medium. Some of these are quite good, others are not. All in all it's not an amazing read, but if you're in it this deep, you might as well. A mixed bag @ best. Dortmunder is better served by the longer novel form. Although the story "Party Animal" is classic Dortmunder and almost worth the price of the book. There are 11 stories in this Dortmunder Dozen and the last one, Fugue for Felons, doesn't have Dortmunder or any of his pals. A collection published based on the popularity of the author/character and not the writing or stories themselves. no reviews | add a review
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Featuring Westlake's hapless hero John Dortmunder, this original compilation of short stories ties in to the author's latest Dortmunder hardcover, "The Road to Ruin." No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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A collection of Dortmunder short stories! (Well, one is a John Rumsey story…). What a treat!
Loved the first 2 pages of the introduction, especially the comment about Redford! Made me chuckle. As does the title of the book, in regards to how many stories are included! Very witty!
The beauty of these stories, and really all things Dortmunder, are his terrible, and often hilarious, bad luck. Like breaking the back wall into a bank vault to find that it’s full of hostages because the bank is being robbed from the front! This book is full of his 'tough luck'!
I do have one question though, is Diddums actually Welsh? ( )