I, on the other hand, love this series, although the first
book, in which our protagonist's roof is caving in, is my
favorite. Figuring out Australian politics, with all the
unexpected ethnicities involved, keeps me alert, and the
books are very funny.
Joy
miker wrote:
> Just finished another Australian novel,
Shane
> Maloney's BRUSH-OFF. The plot involves a
political
> advisor to a newly appointed arts minister, and
the
> uncovering of an art fraud conspiracy. Maloney
write
> with a cynical journalist's witty irreverence that
is
> about as common as cow pies in a field. In the
first
> part of the book his exposition of the
Australian
> political situation is closely tied to the plot,
but
> towards the end he seems to lose focus and allows
his
> observations to diverge into the extraneous.
His
> tempo founders too, notably in one scene
concerning
> the repair of a damaged picture that goes on for
over
> 20 pages.
>
> I think there is much to like about Maloney,
but
> political intrigue doesn't excite me and I
couldn't
> dredge up a lot of enthusiasm for his wit, the
plot,
> or the characters.
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