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book_concierge's review
3.0
John Dortmunder and his team are back for their fourth “can’t fail” scheme. This time the “victim” has arranged the theft as part of an insurance scheme. Dortmunder and gang will steal the painting, sit on it until the insurance money is paid, then return it to the owner, collect their percentage of the insurance proceeds, and everyone walks away happy.
What could possibly go wrong?
Westlake has a way of putting obstacles in the path of his loveable gang of thieves that just tickles my funny bone. I enjoy watching them scheme, and how exasperated Dortnumder gets with Kelp’s attempts to “help.” I love May and wish she’d had a larger role in this adventure. I also was eager to see the gang in action on foreign soil. Taking them to the U.K.was a treat, but I was somewhat disappointed in the cliff-hanger ending.
What could possibly go wrong?
Westlake has a way of putting obstacles in the path of his loveable gang of thieves that just tickles my funny bone. I enjoy watching them scheme, and how exasperated Dortnumder gets with Kelp’s attempts to “help.” I love May and wish she’d had a larger role in this adventure. I also was eager to see the gang in action on foreign soil. Taking them to the U.K.was a treat, but I was somewhat disappointed in the cliff-hanger ending.
soapythebum's review against another edition
5.0
It is another fun Dortmunder book. A crime that is planned out perfectly somehow goes awry and Dortmunder and company need to find a way to make it right.
I found it enjoyable and it moved quickly enough that I never felt like it was dragging, as usual a fun romp.
I found it enjoyable and it moved quickly enough that I never felt like it was dragging, as usual a fun romp.
menfrommarrs's review against another edition
4.0
Just when you think nothing else could possibly happen....!
bundy23's review against another edition
3.0
Another adequate Dortmunder caper but this series just isn't doing it for me so it'll probably be my last as they're really just Parker novels with all the nasty stuff and brutality replaced with silliness.
salgal's review
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
asweetdevouring's review
4.0
I love that the last thing this author would ever do is fall back on convenience in his story. That makes for a bad wrap for poor Dortmunder, but creates a tight, smart story for the reader.
Nobody's Perfect is just as fast paced, funny, well thought out, and intelligent as the previous books have been. Looking forward to starting the next one sooner rather than later.
Nobody's Perfect is just as fast paced, funny, well thought out, and intelligent as the previous books have been. Looking forward to starting the next one sooner rather than later.
nigellicus's review
5.0
Busted through sheer bad luck - does he have any other kind? - Dortmunder's going back to jail for sure, and it's only his third book into the series. Suddenly, an expensive and clever lawyer appears and gets him off, through sheer entertainment value, if noting else. Naturally, his deliverance comes with a catch - a heist organised by the victim as part of an insurance scam. Still, a pulling off a burglary where the inside man is the person you're burgling should be easy enough. But nothing is ever easy, and one riotous encounter with a theatre full of boisterous Scotsmen later, Dortmunder is faced with a missing painting, looking deadline and a contract killer hired to make sure he delivers. Fake paintings, fake robberies and a trip to Scotland follow as things, naturally, get more complicated and difficult. I think this was the very first Dortmunder I ever read (sleeping by myself in the open next to the wrong lake - long story) and it's clear to see why it hooked me from the get-go with its twists and turns, it's brilliant characters and general comic genius. The last lines are still amongst the funniest I've ever read.
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