tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post2870492335351477301..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: This Week in Geek (16-22/05/16)Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-7168987861701877652016-05-24T14:35:55.497-03:002016-05-24T14:35:55.497-03:00Mortdecai is a villain in the same way Gulliver is...Mortdecai is a villain in the same way Gulliver is. He paints himself as the hero of his story, but drips with dramatic irony (fittingly, it's filled with Browning quotes), so you understand he's a terrible person. Not a problem for me since we're asked to basically laugh at the character.<br /><br />And I can confirm this IS the very first one.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-73321850071567646972016-05-22T18:15:52.928-03:002016-05-22T18:15:52.928-03:00I had a crack at a Mortdecai novel too. Not that o...I had a crack at a Mortdecai novel too. Not that one, but I THINK the very first one. <br />I only read a few chapters before skimming the middle then abandoning it. <br />It was certainly more Flashman than Lord Emsworth, I was hoping for Campion but didn't get much of that. <br />I can't remember if the writing was good or bad, just that the character was completely morally bankrupt, a true villain.<br /><br />I like dark, I like shady, I like "a bit grey", I like "above the law," but I find it hard to read novels about actual bad guys. <br />I must have some sort of brown-bread Hero Worship Complex hindering me...Brendoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913031340103600964noreply@blogger.com