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Title: Rumpole a LA Carte by John Clifford Mortimer ISBN: 0-14-015609-7 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1991 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Dull and Predictable Stories
Comment: Despite the fact that I generally enjoy comic British writing, and have on occasion watched the TV version of Rumpole with amusement, I found this collection of short Rumpole stories rather tedious. Having never read any of the extensive Rumpole series, I figured this collection of six stories would be a good place to test the waters. What I found was a series of predictable tales, populated by thin characters that offer little variety in their foibles from story to story. And while you could make the same case for P.G. Wodehouse's creations, the difference is that he had the Midas touch when it came to language and wit, whereas Mortimer's prose is generally uninspired. After a while, the curmudgeonly grumblings of Rumpole get rather old, as does the sharp tongue of his wife (She Who Must Be Obeyed), the pathetic philandering Erskine Brown, and the doddering foolishness of Uncle Tom. While the cut and thrust of the courtroom scenes do impart a sense of vigor and wit to the proceedings, they are the only bright lights in what are otherwise remarkably dull and predictable stories. Perhaps lawyers find Mortimer's prose remarkable, I, on the other hand, do not.
Rating: 5
Summary: Review of Rumpole A La Carte
Comment: This is a really funny story, well told by Leo McKern, who IS Rumpole. (There are other Rumpole readers, but his is the best, even if you never saw his tv version) For Rumpole of the Bailey fans, you have all the usual cast, She Who Must Be Obeyed, Erskine Brown cheating on Portia, Uncle Tom, and Soapy Sam Ballard, head of Chambers. Lots of fun and really a pleasure to listen to. Couldn't even tell it was abridged. I'm a lawyer and I listen to mine evey fun months to get recharged
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Title: The Best of Rumpole by John Mortimer ISBN: 0140176845 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Rumpole and the Primrose Path by John Mortimer ISBN: 0670031461 Publisher: Viking Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Second Rumpole Omnibus (Crime Monthly) by John Mortimer ISBN: 0140089586 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1989 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: A First Rumpole Omnibus by John Mortimer ISBN: 014006768X Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1984 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Rumpole Rests His Case by John Clifford Mortimer ISBN: 0670031399 Publisher: Viking Books Pub. Date: 21 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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