Back in the early 90's, I translated the three first Lovejoy
books in Finnish and read a couple of others. They are quite
hard-boiled and even somewhat noir. I kind of liked them,
though I'm not the most avid fan of the sometimes overly
wordy prose style of Mr. Gash. He can be snappy, too.
The TV series was much more light-hearted fun, especially
after the first season, which was more or less based on the
books. Maybe not surprisingly, the books didn't sell too well
in here.
Tapani Bagge
Harry Lerner wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I was just curious what opinions might be out there
regarding Jonathan Gash's
>Lovejoy series (the books, not the 1980s BBC TV
series - they are two very
>different things.) I've read a few lately and found
myself enjoying them a
>great deal more than I expected, Although not noir in
the strictest sense,
>there are some interesting parallels. Lovejoy
relentlessly adheres to a very
>personalized moral code, i.e. all things antique, and
has a very 'jaded' view
>of the rest of the world and everyone in
it.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>
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