----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Matkowski" <
jmatkowski1@comcast.net>
> In the end, I was surprised to discover that I liked
the book. Part of
> my liking is the satisfying denouement, and part is
the relentless
portrayal
> of a not very sympathetic character that overall
rings so true. I'll look
> for something else by Higson when I've made some
progress on this stack of
> BritNoir. Does anyone know if Sean Crawley is a
continuing character?
KING OF THE ANTS is Sean's finest and only hour. Higson's
next best book
(also his darkest and most serious) is HAPPY NOW. FULL WHACK
is his funniest. GETTING RID OF MR KITCHEN, an Ortonesque
farce, is a big disappointment.
Al
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