Reviews of the novels Popcorn by Ben Elton and Catwoman: Tiger Hunt by Robert Asprin / Lynn Abbey

Book reviews - September 1999

Catwoman: Tiger Hunt by Robert Asprin and Lynn Abbey
crime
? pages, ISBN: 0446360430
Review scribbled down on 3rd of September 1999
I rate this book 5/10: **********

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When I was younger I enjoyed reading Nick Carter-novels. It's a bit like the James Bond character, you know what you get, and you know that everything will turn out all right in the end. The same feeling strikes me with Batman and the Catwoman. I have enjoyed Robert Asprin's Myth-series, and this is the first novel of his that I've read that isn't about Skeeve and Aahz. Written together with his wife, Lynn Abbey, Catwoman is most highly readable. Batman is trying to get to the notorious criminal "The Connection", a man that has been active for many years but of little is known. Catwoman bumps into a suspicious man that has decorated a whole room with all kinds of stuffed cats, that alone makes him a primary target for her. When they both sets out for their preys, their paths are doomed to intervene with each other. They both fight criminals, although since they have different views on what the proper way is to fight them, they cannot stand the other. The novel will help you pass time, although I wouldn't say it is that special in any way. If you like the Batman character you will like this crime novel.

Popcorn by Ben Elton crime/humourous Pocket Books, published 1996 ISBN: 0-671-85567-0 298 pages Review written on the 3rd of September 1999 I rate this book 8/10: ********** You can find other peoples opinions of this book at Amazon's websites (where you also can order the book): This book at Amazon (UK) Popcorn This book at Amazon (Deutschland) Popcorn This book at Amazon (Canada) Popcorn This book at Amazon (USA) Popcorn

When I was younger I enjoyed reading Nick Carter-novels. It's a bit like the James Bond character, you know what you get, and you know that everything will turn out all right in the end. The same feeling strikes me with Batman and the Catwoman. I have enjoyed Robert Asprin's Myth-series, and this is the first novel of his that I've read that isn't about Skeeve and Aahz. Written together with his wife, Lynn Abbey, Catwoman is most highly readable. Batman is trying to get to the notorious criminal "The Connection", a man that has been active for many years but of little is known. Catwoman bumps into a suspicious man that has decorated a whole room with all kinds of stuffed cats, that alone makes him a primary target for her. When they both sets out for their preys, their paths are doomed to intervene with each other. They both fight criminals, although since they have different views on what the proper way is to fight them, they cannot stand the other. The novel will help you pass time, although I wouldn't say it is that special in any way. If you like the Batman character you will like this crime novel.

Read my other reviews of Ben Elton's books: My review of Blast from the Past Reviews of books written in a similar style: My review of Hugh Laurie's The Gun Seller

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