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Title: All The Flowers Are Dying
Review: Not bad, just not all that good or up to early and mid series Scudder. Block seems to rely more on graphic sex and gore (as in Small Town) than on the strong characterization that made Scudder an outstanding series character; deeply flawed but rigidly ethical (to his own deeply held code of ethics). In the last few books he has become too clean. Block has walked away from what made Scudder outstanding. I've been a major Scudder fan, but not this one. Plus, half the book is printed in italics, which is a nusance to read. This appears to be the last of the Scudder series and, though I'll miss Matt, his exit, at this late date, is appropriate.Good friends pass on. Rest In Peace, Matt!Richard A. Herman
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