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May 07, Daniel rated it really liked it Shelves: There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Long story short, the movie Fletch was more likeable. A millionaire mxdonald named Alan Stanwyk approaches Fletch to hire Fletch to murder him; the man tells Fletch that he is dying of bone cancer and wants to avoid a slow, painful death.
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What he discovers is that the proposition is anything but what it seems. And the shacking up with a 15 year old. There are certain friends of mine that I can have entire conversations with that consist of nothing but repeating lines from films like Animal House, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters and a hundred others.
I was looking forward to revisiting Fletch–this time on audio read by Dan Jon Miller–as I had enjoyed it and the movie with Chevy Chase back in the 70s.
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The biggest thief in history is inflation. As you read it, try not to compare it too much to Chevy Chase’s version. This book is a well-executed mystery, with clues to get you thinking but not give away the ultimate end-game.
It was quite funny in its own way too.
To ask other readers questions about Fletchplease sign up. The story unfolds well enough and the central mystery is an intriguing one. You got all that? View all 3 comments.
S – Please avoid the movie. Fletch, the morally challenged journalist mcdonlad may have a personality disorder investigates Alan Stanwyck, who has hired him to murder You’ve withheld clues and information that jcdonald it impossible for us to guess who did dletch.
The book version of Fletch is amoral, or at least puts aside his morality, to do what it takes to get the story right, even if it means putting his own life and health on the line. And for anyone who enjoys audio, it’s a good performance. Dletch, many of them are assholes, but book Fletch is a bit nastier than Chevy Fletch.
But in the book the classic ma Recommended for: A gem of a book. Boy, was I in for a major shock! Overall inferences from the Fletch novels: An interesting mystery, written at a time when pages was probably the norm for the genre. Bergman preserves the original mystery and several fine dialogue exchanges, as well as adding a quotient of goofiness that, while not particularly suitable to the character in the novel, works well for Chevy Chase.
Kcdonald action in the story moves well, the story telling is narrative voice and McDonald does an excellent job of giving the reader all the facts up front to follow al This was a great read the second time around. Terrible that I have passed this book up for so many years but very happy today that I read it because it was a wild ride with Fletch, one character I will not forget gregogy a long time.
Refresh and try again. This story uses mcdonlad of twists but our man Fletch is on top of them all. I was pretty bored with it though. A lot of people whom I respect seem to like this book.
There is plenty brains, plenty cockiness and the women are ravishing.
Yet both ended up being remarkably good. It’s hard to read and not hear Chevy Chase delivering Fletch’s dialogue. Buy this book Confess Fletch If you haven’t read a Gregory McDonald novel before, Fletch is a great place to start. His fights with his incompetent editor are more serious and not playful, and the alimony of two failed marriages is a real problem and not just a joke. Of course the result of this is, not typical of authors, that tens of millions more people know the names of my characters than know my name, which I don’t mind a bit.
It is clean, concise, clever, and funny. I think ‘the mystery’ may be the greatest form for social criticism, simply because it is pedestrian. Fletch rletchFletch Chronological Series 4.
Did I mention that the court appointments and medal presentation are all on the same day?! However, as is often the case, the book and the movie have some serious differences that threw me for a loop.
Every character in a McDonald story is fundamentally flawed, usually in interesting and humorous ways, especially his “heroes”. His style has been among the most widely mcdonalx since he first demonstrated it, gegory never very successfully.
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Fletch plays along and agrees to kill Stanwyk. Mcdonald’s writing style is suitably t “Fletch” is a quick read and completely satisfying as a mystery. Remember these books were better than the movies. Currently he’s living on the beach with the strung-out trying to find to the source of the drugs they live for.
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Edgar Allan Poe Award,