 |
|
Title: Dirty Work
ISBN: 0451452151
Author:
Dan McGirt
Publicate Date: 1993-01-01
Publish: 1993-01-01
List Price: $4.50
Average Customer Rating: 3.0
Format: Paperback
 |
|
|
|
|
Amazon Lowest New Price: $10.00
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $1.65
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Customer Review: |
|
1: Second best of the trilogy *mild spoilers*
Not as good as the original JASON COSMO, but better than ROYAL CHAOS, DIRTY WORK earns high merit for slicing apart the entire genre in the first few chapters like few other fantasy satires before or since. The second half slows down a bit with the pirate subplot, but picks up steam again in the last few confrontations, and a couple of interesting philosophical discussions Jason has right at the end. A must read that screams for another sequel.
|
2: Funny, but not the best of the 3
I liked this book, not as much as the first two, but still a great read. I laughed, I cried, and then I laughed some more. Dan, write me another one please. I need mirth. I need guileless innuendo. I need to be caught off guard so I almost snort milk out my nose when I read a really funny description.
Perhaps this isn't the best one of the trilogy, it is still a good read. Read the first two, absolutely, but don't leave this one out. You will laugh, and it is worth the time.
|
3: over the top and trite
The highlight of this book for me was the reference to the Luggage of terry pratchett's discworld novels.
The book was slightly funny in parts, but it lacked the spark that would have truly made it a funny satire/parody. It had the characters "break the fourth wall" entirely too many times and then had them go right back to what they were doing, as nothing had happened. IF they had made fun of the roles (which they did) and then proceeded to do something completely unexpected or at least original, it would have been funnier. But as it is, they did the equivalent of: saying, "I'm going to step right here without paying attention and slip on a banana peel, to humorous effect," and then doing so. It just isn't funny.
For a few pages, half way through, I thought maybe it would break away from this and be fresh and original for two minutes, but no luck.
|
4: The worst of the series
"Dirty Work", the story of an unwilling hero, is a disappointment. Dan McGirt's first two books about Jason Cosmo are funny and entertaining, but with his third book, he fails to continue what had been a winning trend. His tongue-in-cheek humor goes over the top, with the characters being far too aware that they are in a story, and his best supporting character, Mercury Boltblaster, only appears in a small portion of the book. Read the first two books, but skip this one. It's not worth the money.
|
5: What are you up to, Dan McGirt?
Having read all three of the "non"-trilogy as the author puts it, I found all of the stories exceptionally humorous. While sitting in bed reading this book, there was more than one occasion where I found myself laughing hysterically (enough to attract the painful elbow from my wife who was intent on reading her own fiction.) This is an author that us readers need to support! Put out more books Dan!
|
|
|
|
|
