Title: Serge Has Finally Jumped The Shark
Product review: If Torpedo Juice was Serge portraying Fonzie strapping on the skis, then The Big Bamboo was DEFINITELY Serge jumping the shark.It was bound to happen. This series, I'm sorry to say, has run out of steam. Ironically enough it's no coincidence that both the television series 'Happy Days' and this novel 'The Big Bamboo' both jumped the shark when they were set in LaLa Land, California. You take your lead characters out of their natural elements and they flounder.Now, I've re-read Torpedo Juice twice and even purchased the novel on CD to see if there was something I was missing. I wasn't. I had the distinct impression that that particular novel was being 'phoned in'. The Big Bamboo suffers from the same malady. Although, this time it was even worse.I looked forward to kicking off the Spring and Summer time with a new Dorsey novel. Alas, I think the ride has finally come to an end.Sorry, Tim. Didn't care for this one.
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