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Masters of Atlantis by Charles Portis
4.0
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes

This one took a while to grab me. In fact I don't mind telling you I was this close to giving up on it, but then Austin Popper appeared on the scene and things really picked up.

"Wasn't it Bismarck who said, 'He who holds the -- something or other -- controls the -- something else'? Controls the whole thing, you see. It was Bismarck or one of those boys with a spike on his hat." That's Austin Popper for you, he really holds or perhaps controls the thing, and now that we've had our bit of fun, I'm ready to get down to serious business and tackle some of those chicken livers on toast points