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A review by simplyfrancois
The Merde Factor by Stephen Clarke
1.0
That was really merde.
I remembered the first book in the series as somewhat amusing so I was disappointed that this iteration fell so flat. Same linguistic misunderstandings, more incomprehension of local administration, good old French protectionism.
Clarke writes well but confuses writing a lot with developing a story: characters are not interesting, their quests are banal, so they end up in situations created only to provide jokes or bilingual punchlines.
Time to put the Merde to rest.
I remembered the first book in the series as somewhat amusing so I was disappointed that this iteration fell so flat. Same linguistic misunderstandings, more incomprehension of local administration, good old French protectionism.
Clarke writes well but confuses writing a lot with developing a story: characters are not interesting, their quests are banal, so they end up in situations created only to provide jokes or bilingual punchlines.
Time to put the Merde to rest.