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danberman's review against another edition
3.0
that makes three of these books in a row with the exact same ending
lobo1tomia's review against another edition
5.0
Annak ellenére, hogy valaki ceruzával beleírta a könyvtári példányomba, hogy Belene kezdj! Tök szar! (egy másik valaki meg kijavította tollal az első szót, hogy “Külön írandó!“) ez egy tökéletes Bernie kötet. Kezdjük ott, hogy már ajánlásban is szerepel Sue Grafton és végigvonul az egész regényen szinte az összes regényére való hivatkozás az adott időpontig (1994-es az eredeti történet) az ABC sorozatból. Sőt Carolyn és Bernie eszmecseréje Kinsey szexuális beállítottságáról külön említésre méltó. Meg az a sok egyéb hivatkozás azokra a női krimiírókra, akiknek megjelenését magyarul mindig hiányolom, eleve nekem különösen kedves dolog. Aztán meg ott van Raffles, a macska, az hogy kerül Bernie-hez és hogy alakul a kapcsolatuk még az olyan amúgy állatokkal nagyjából közömbösen viselkedő embernek is roppant bejövős, mint amilyen én vagyok. Persze ez is Blockot dicséri. Na meg az eszmefuttatás a 3+ macskák tartásáról… Meg Bernie Robin Hood szerű akciói… Már csak ezek miatt a részek miatt is érdemes elolvasni ezt a kötetet. S még sorolhatnám, s ezek annyira jól el voltak helyezve a regényben, hogy észre se vettem a szokásos fordulatokat, mert teljesen elbűvölt a körítés.
Komolyan mondom, most így visszagondolva az előzőekre, nálam eddig ez a mindent vivő Bernie.
Részletek: http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2010/09/13/lawrence_block_a_betoro_aki_eladta_ted_williamst/
Komolyan mondom, most így visszagondolva az előzőekre, nálam eddig ez a mindent vivő Bernie.
Részletek: http://olvasonaplo.net/olvasonaplo/2010/09/13/lawrence_block_a_betoro_aki_eladta_ted_williamst/
captainjaq's review against another edition
4.0
This one had more puns than I remembered but still, a light, easy fun read.
mburnamfink's review against another edition
3.0
Everybody needs comfort food reading once in a while, and this was sitting on my shelf. I'm not sure that this is a great mystery novel, or even a great book, since I'm not a fan of the genre, but the characters are fun, the plot flows and twists, and everybody gets together at the end for the reveal of the killer.
salgal's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Love this character.
guiltyfeat's review
4.0
This was Block returning to the character after more than ten years away and this was the first one that was properly funny rather than simply cute.
athenalindia's review
4.0
This was a reread. A many many times reread. The Burglar Who books are comfort reads for me, something to read while I'm eating or just want something fun and a little light.
Which is not to dismiss the series - the mysteries are solid, the writing good and occasionally great. Lawrence Block is a master of the mystery, and I do enjoy this lighter series more than the gritty Matthew Scudder series. (The few he has that are more or less a spoof of the Nero Wolfe books are also very fun.)
In this one, Bernie is accused of a robbery. For a change, it's not actually a robbery he committed. But that puts him in the sphere of corrupt cop Ray Kirschman, who is absolutely determined to split the money Bernie made from fencing those baseball cards. That he never stole. To make matters worse, his new landlord desperately wants the Ted Williams Chalmers Mustard series of cards from the same collection. Or he'll raise the rent 1000%.
Can Bernie steal himself solvent? Can he figure out who actually did steal the baseball cards? And what about the naked dead guy behind a locked door in a completely unrelated apartment?
This book also marks the introduction of Raffles, store cat.
Which is not to dismiss the series - the mysteries are solid, the writing good and occasionally great. Lawrence Block is a master of the mystery, and I do enjoy this lighter series more than the gritty Matthew Scudder series. (The few he has that are more or less a spoof of the Nero Wolfe books are also very fun.)
In this one, Bernie is accused of a robbery. For a change, it's not actually a robbery he committed. But that puts him in the sphere of corrupt cop Ray Kirschman, who is absolutely determined to split the money Bernie made from fencing those baseball cards. That he never stole. To make matters worse, his new landlord desperately wants the Ted Williams Chalmers Mustard series of cards from the same collection. Or he'll raise the rent 1000%.
Can Bernie steal himself solvent? Can he figure out who actually did steal the baseball cards? And what about the naked dead guy behind a locked door in a completely unrelated apartment?
This book also marks the introduction of Raffles, store cat.
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