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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A zany, screwball comedy by an unlikely author.,
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This review is from: The wrong Venus (Perennial library) (Paperback)
The late Charles Williams is perhaps best known as a writer of taut action-adventure novels usually with a nautical tie in (Dead Calm, Scorpion Reef, etc). He also wrote the very compelling noir masterpiece entitled The Hot Spot. The Wrong Venus therefore represents a 180 degree departure from William's usual literary fare. It's an over-the-top comedy about Americans in Paris.
This very funny book is populated with a number of interesting characters. A spinsterish authoress of best selling sex drenched novels, some thoroughly inept kidnappers, a ruthless French gangster and a six foot tall blond beauty of a ghostwriter who's pretty good at judo... to name only a few. There's also plenty of slapstick action and an abundance of very clever dialogue. The Wrong Venus is a wonderfully entertaining showcase for a surprisingly different side to Charles William's substantial talent.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Histerically funny, a dynamite read from page 1, word 1,
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This review is from: The wrong Venus (Perennial library) (Paperback)
Why should one bother to review an out of print book? Because it is one very funny book. The plot is too convoluted to describe but involves a writer of bodice rippers, a blonde beauty and her Western novel writer buddy, a French gangster who gets shot with a crossbow... Order it and wait for it or search used bookstores for it
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The wrong Venus (Perennial library) by Charles Williams (Paperback - 1983)
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