The Book Depository The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett
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Description: The Modigliani Scandal : Paperback : Pan Macmillan : 9781509860005 : : 30 May 2019 : From master storyteller Ken Follett, The Modigliani Scandal is a fast-paced thriller about a lost masterpiece and bitter revenge. The Book Depository The Modigliani Scandal by Ken Follett - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9781509860005
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Author: Mandrek Larl
Rating: 4
Review: ...but if you thinking of buying this because you are a lover of Ken Follett's books then two words: caveat emptor. It would be very easy to knock "The Modigliani Scandal", but come on, we all have to start somewhere. OK so its a simple read although there are too many characters for the scale of the story that makes it confusing at times and difficult to remember who's who, there is a quite a lot of fluff that just fills out the page count, and yes it's too contrived and there are too many coincidences, and of course it's dated; I could go on but you get the point. But as a quirky little tale it's quite fun; there's a twist in the last few pages that is worth waiting for and you can detect the signature "Follett" style that would emerge fully formed later, but here it's a bit raw, in many ways a lot like an early Modigliani before he properly hit his stride. So while it's not a five star read, it's quirky and would make a nice little two hour period TV piece for a Bank Holiday weekend, so give it a chance but remember you have been warned.
Author: Mr N Newman
Rating: 2
Review: This felt like a jumble, and it felt like it had been written a long time ago. It didn’t flow, and the characters were pretty much too well behaved. At times I was expecting everyone to come to Mummy and Daddy’s for a glass of lemonade and some scrumptious cake. Even the ruffians at the end were thinly drawn. The author, in his introduction, describes the novel as deliberately different, and uses words such as capers to describe the tone. He acknowledges it wasn’t to everyone’s tastes, and certainly not to mine.
