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Loading... The gun seller (original 1996; edition 1996)by Hugh Laurie
Work detailsThe Gun Seller by Hugh Laurie (1996)
None. Hugh Laurie writes with the same kind of sarcastic humour that he brings to the character of House, MD. Once I started in on this book I couldn't put it down. (  ) perkybookworm | May 8, 2013 |  I was really excited about this book as Hugh Laurie's humor already has a likeness to beautiful prose, but the plot of this book was just awful. I love silly, satirical, nonsensical things, but this was just so far beyond the scope it was practically hopeless. I found I had to force myself to pick it back up, and it just was not an enjoyable read. The sentences themselves were lovely, but the story line was utterly disappointing. If Hugh Laurie were to write another book I would definitely give it a go because his writing style really is very wonderful (very Fight Club-esque). I think this one was just an unfortunate miss. (  ) frozenplums | May 3, 2013 | Long on humour and a little short on cognitive plot, this is what a Naked Gun movie would be like if the writers were more literate...and British. (  ) DJRMel | Apr 3, 2013 | Long on humour and a little short on cognitive plot, this is what a Naked Gun movie would be like if the writers were more literate...and British. ( ) DJRMel | Apr 3, 2013 | Long on humour and a little short on cognitive plot, this is what a Naked Gun movie would be like if the writers were more literate...and British. ( ) DJRMel | Apr 3, 2013 |
 It's the highest compliment to say: Why on earth didn't anyone think of doing this before? What a great idea. . . This is a genuinely witty and sophisticated entertainment.
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 067102082X, Paperback)British actor and comedian Hugh Laurie's first book is a spot-on spy spoof about hapless ex-soldier Thomas Lang, who is drawn unwittingly and unwillingly into the center of a dangerous James Bond-like plot of international terrorists, arms dealing, high-tech weapons, and CIA spooks. You may recall having seen Laurie in the English television series Jeeves and Wooster; Laurie played Bertie Wooster, the clutzy hero of the P.G. Wodehouse comic novels that originated those characters. The lineage from Wodehouse's Wooster to Laurie's Lang is clear, and, if you like Wodehouse, you'll probably love The Gun Seller.(retrieved from Amazon Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:54:17 -0500) Offered a large sum of money to perform an assassination, Thomas Lang chooses instead to warn the intended victim, only to find himself on the hit list and up against such adversaries as rogue CIA agents, wannabe terrorists, and an arms dealer. (summary from another edition) |
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