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2.0 out of 5 stars
Obscure & for completists,
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This review is from: M.A.S.H. Goes To Paris (Paperback)
"MASH goes to Paris" is one of several sequels to the original "MASH" novel that were hastily written to cash-in on the then-recent TV series. These novels picked up where the original book left off and have very little to do with the TV series aside from a handful of characters like Hawkeye, Trapper John, Radar, etc. Many fans (myself included) suspect that original author Hooker had very little to do with these books and that the bulk of them were really written by coauthor Butterworth.
This particular novel starts off ok, with five of the key MASH characters (Hawkeye, Trapper, Radar, Henry Blake, and Hot Lips) reuniting in a somewhat contrived fashion during the early 1970s. The reunion of these characters is poignant in that we get a glimpse into what they might have done after leaving the 4077 back in Korea. This is also the best-written section of the novel. The rest, unfortunately, is what my theater professor would have called an "accent comedy." Regional and ethnic stereotypes abound in the same way that they did in certain mainstream slapstick-style film comedies of the late 1960s. These characters, all drawn in broad cartoony strokes, are piled on one after another and eventually crowd out the original MASH cast. If you are a completist and can get this cheap, by all means do so. Otherwise, you probably ought to stay away.
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