A review by ja_hopkins
Paper Money by Ken Follett
2.0
The lives of three random, ostensibly unconnected people are dragged together in this late 70’s story – an MP, a millionaire businessman and a London gangster. Written when newspapers and radio were the main news sources for the majority, the story is anchored by the newsroom editor of a paper desperate to find something to put on the front page on a slow news day. The strands of the separate stories are slowly picked up via tips to the paper from various sources, and gradually is pulled together to its conclusion.
I found this quite slow and not that thrilling. It is clearly of its time, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but to me the story never really got going. The gangland heist seemed to be in slow motion, the millionaire businessman a bit of a caricature. The ending seemed rather quick and forced - there is no real conclusion, just lots of loose ends that nowadays would seem like an obvious hook for a second in the series.
Overall something of a disappointment given the good reviews.
I found this quite slow and not that thrilling. It is clearly of its time, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but to me the story never really got going. The gangland heist seemed to be in slow motion, the millionaire businessman a bit of a caricature. The ending seemed rather quick and forced - there is no real conclusion, just lots of loose ends that nowadays would seem like an obvious hook for a second in the series.
Overall something of a disappointment given the good reviews.