{"id":1811,"date":"2016-11-18T11:48:36","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T19:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2017-12-18T08:28:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-18T16:28:14","slug":"review-the-burglar-who-liked-to-quote-kipling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bukkhead.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/18\/review-the-burglar-who-liked-to-quote-kipling\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling<\/a> by Lawrence Block<\/a>
\n My rating: 3 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n

I wanted to read this book, but not yet, dagnabbit. I wanted to read Club Dumas<\/i> by Arturo P\u00e9rez-Reverte first. But somewhere between the library website, my PC, and my e-reader, some wires got crossed. So, in a fit of pique I grabbed Bernie #3 instead.<\/p>\n

And by coincidence, like Club Dumas<\/i>, The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling<\/i> is also a murder mystery about books. (I mean, I think that’s what P\u00e9rez-Reverte’s novel is about. I’ve only read a few pages!) Block’s novel is about a burglar who moonlights as bookseller, gets involved in a scam that goes sideways, and has to solve the crime to keep from being convicted of the murder himself.<\/p>\n

So, yeah, like I said, I didn’t want to read this one yet, even though I was going to get to it eventually. But at least it’s kind of in the same realm. And while a good book in a cozy room on a frosty day is a treasure, when the book is about books, it just makes it that much more satisfying. <\/p>\n

I’m not going to say that Block wastes the subject matter on his silly little thief, because Block writes too well for any of his reads to be a waste. But I do have to wonder what a writer of his talents could do if he decided to go full P\u00e9rez-Reverte. Or Ruiz Zafon. Or even full Eco. Because this quick little book (I polished it off in a few hours while work was slow) is chock full of either precise research or an obvious love of bibliophilia. <\/p>\n

If that’s not your bag though, never fear: it’s also chock full of lock picks and stolen cash and semi-crooked cops. Also, we get a new side-kick for Bernie, a good-luck Pontiac, and a Polaroid camera to keep us rooted in the late 70s.<\/p>\n

I’m going to try the library website again, but don’t surprised if my next read is The Burglar Who Studied Spinoza<\/i>, because what else am I going to do this afternoon?<\/p>\n

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The Burglar Who Liked to Quote Kipling by Lawrence Block My rating: 3 of 5 stars I wanted to read this book, but not yet, dagnabbit. I wanted to read Club Dumas by Arturo P\u00e9rez-Reverte first. But somewhere between the library website, my PC, and my e-reader, some wires got crossed. So, in a fit … <\/p>\n

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