[books 2008] Iain Pears
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inulro1. The Last Judgement by Iain Pears
Some years ago, along with a good portion of the reading population of the English-speaking world, I read Pears' An Instance of the Fingerpost, and a fine book it was. Some years after that I read The Dream of Scipio, about which I remember little but I think my impression was that it was technically good but that it didn't do much for me. I've always been aware that he has written a series of mysteries set in the art world, and this is the first time I've got round to reading one.
It starts out with a couple clunkily written (or edited; there's some bad punctuation that makes things flow awkwardly) chapters, but rapidly gets better. It was supposed to be bus reading but I ended up staying up Far Too Late last night to finish it. The characterisation is not entirely convincing, but it is also not annoying, which is a plus with a lot of modern crime novels.
I'm not rushing out to read the whole series (7 books in total, I think), but if they're on the shelf next time I'm in the library I wouldn't say no.
Some years ago, along with a good portion of the reading population of the English-speaking world, I read Pears' An Instance of the Fingerpost, and a fine book it was. Some years after that I read The Dream of Scipio, about which I remember little but I think my impression was that it was technically good but that it didn't do much for me. I've always been aware that he has written a series of mysteries set in the art world, and this is the first time I've got round to reading one.
It starts out with a couple clunkily written (or edited; there's some bad punctuation that makes things flow awkwardly) chapters, but rapidly gets better. It was supposed to be bus reading but I ended up staying up Far Too Late last night to finish it. The characterisation is not entirely convincing, but it is also not annoying, which is a plus with a lot of modern crime novels.
I'm not rushing out to read the whole series (7 books in total, I think), but if they're on the shelf next time I'm in the library I wouldn't say no.
