Plume -- tpbNew York -- ©1969 -- 256pp
ISBN: 0452259614
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This novel is wickedly humorous in the tradition of books like the M*A*S*H series or the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series.
Flashman is a complete cad and coward ... but fully admits it. That's his charm. He also admits to being completely lucky and being in the right place at the right times.
I laughed aloud at some of the escapades, and shook my head (with a grin) at others.
Even so, with all the wild humor and some pretty thorough history, I found the book dragging at times. Sometimes it actually reads like a history lesson.
I enjoyed the book, and will happily read more in the series, but it didn't grab me enough that I can't wait.
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