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A review by beemini
Blanche on the Lam by Barbara Neely
4.0
“He was a rich white male. Being in possession of that particular set of characteristics meant a person could do pretty much anything he wanted to do, to pretty much anybody he chose. Like an untrained dog, chewing and shitting all over the place. Blanche was sure having all that power made many men crazy.” [Barbara Neely, 1992]
Well, I’m glad THAT has changed in the intervening 28 years! (Sigh.)
The audiobook is very well done. This is a fresh take on the “domestic servant who no one takes seriously solves all the crimes” format with a Southern racial backdrop. Blanche is complicated and not as blandly good as most main characters in books like these.
Well, I’m glad THAT has changed in the intervening 28 years! (Sigh.)
The audiobook is very well done. This is a fresh take on the “domestic servant who no one takes seriously solves all the crimes” format with a Southern racial backdrop. Blanche is complicated and not as blandly good as most main characters in books like these.