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 vergrössern | Autor: Hugh Laurie
Urheber: Hugh Laurie
Verleger: Random House UK
Kaufen Neu: EUR 6,29
Neu (67) Gebraucht (4) ab EUR 6,29
Bewertung:  42 Rezensionen
Verkaufsrang: 83
Medium: Taschenbuch
Ausgabe: New ed.
Seiten: 340
Versandgewicht: 0.5
Maße (innen): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0099469391
EAN: 9780099469391
ASIN: 0099469391
Publikation: Oktober 7, 2004
Verfügbarkeit: Versandfertig in 1 - 2 Werktagen
Versand: Internationaler Versand möglich
Zustand: Neu-Buch. Dieser Artikel kommt direkt aus Grossbritannien per Express-Luftpost und dauert 7-10 Arbeitstage.
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 Unterhaltsam, spannend und witzig Januar 20, 2006
Markus Bittner
14 aus 15 fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Das Buch hat alles, was eine tolle Comic-Novel ausmacht. Sehr witzige Dialoge und Personenbeschreibungen, eine abwechslungsreiche und zum Teil aberwitzige Handlung und brilliante Formulierungen. Sicher - unser Held erholt sich von seinen schweren Verletzungen übernatürlich schnell und auch die schönen Frauen, die ihn umgeben, sind natürlich clichehaft, aber was bei einem James Bond fade und abgedroschen wirkt, wird hier so lebendig und witzig umgesetzt, dass man sich köstlich amüsiert. Auch Freunde der Kultserie Detektiv Rockford werden ihren Spaß haben, da unser Held - genau wie Rockford damals - in immer neue Rollen schlüpft und in brenzligen Situationen so abenteuerliche Lügengeschichten zum Besten gibt, dass man einfach seinen Spaß hat.
Something to savour. Juli 19, 2000
Spurling Gimp (Nostrom UK)
1 aus 7 fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Chocolate for the mind , something to take little bits of and to put away for later , to be devoured a little at a time .
Wonderful, if sometimes cute, first novel from Laurie! Juli 4, 2000
1 aus 1 fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Hugh Laurie's engaging meta-spy novel THE GUN SELLER is a great piece of fast, incredibly readable fun. I read the book in two days. The book stands in between the hyphens of many different genres and, oddly enough, it is probably its place as a humor novel that is most frustrating. While the cynical, witty spy novel aspect of this book is compelling, as is its political tretises, I found myself wishing that Laurie could, every now and then, set his comedy aside. While, for the most part, the comedy of the book is incredibly well crafted, it occasionally borders on the cute. One passage in which he writes, for example "Outside, it was snowing; well, of course it was snowing outside," comes to mind as an example. Despite this, Hugh Laurie's "The Gun Seller" is a great achievement and an excellent first novel, if not quite so great as his comedy partner, Stephen Fry's THE LIAR. Pick them both up, and enjoy them both as separate meta-novels bent on turning thrillers upside down.
Great Spy Spoof in the tradition of Wodehouse Juni 14, 2000
A. Ross (Washington, DC)
1 aus 1 fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
A grand spoof on the spy novel written by a well-known British actor (Jeeves and Wooster, Black Adder) which follows and skewers the classic conventions of the genre: ex-Army hero drifts in and out of work and falls into the middle of an international conspiracy involving CIA, et al, beautiful love interests, exotic locales, motorcycles, etc... The first half of the book (the setup) is consistently funny in typical British satiric fashion, almost every paragraph has a lovely turn of phrase or nasty aside. The second half of the book (the deed) is less so, concentrating more on action. I'm not surprised the pace couldn't be held all the way through, given the high wit of the first half. This is not to say the book isn't excellent and fun reading.
 Hmmmmm Februar 9, 2000
0 aus 2 fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Well, I read the book. I loved the way it was written, very funny. But the mainstory was hard for me to find. Perhaps because I am not native english, perhaps because I didnt read the book in one time. But it really was a pitty that I lost it many times. I think it is easier when you read it at once (dont stop) and maybe being native english is a very big plus too. I liked it though. It appeared to me as being a little cheap, but that guy is a great fantasy-man. I dont think it is worth reading if you only read serious literature. If you want to read something funny on a vacation, you might find this book as a very good pleasing solution...
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