Courtney’s Books: Flashman

Ok this book is awesome in that Wodehouse/Don’t Point That Thing At Me kind of way except that when this guy screws his rich dad’s girlfriend then later punches her in the face and calls her a whore and naturally made me really wonder why I’m still reading it. I of course thought that those other guys didn’t do that.

I guess the point here is that the English have a fascination with the scoundrel-hero and this guy is just pushing it to see how far his rather spectacular writing skills can carry it. Pretty far, I’d say, cuz I’m pretty sure I’m gonna read the whole thing and really quite like it.

COURTNEY TAYLOR-TAYLOR