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Title: The other Stephen Fry
Review: For fans of Fry's first novels (and I am fully in this corner), this is an unexpected departure. Yes, the stylishly wry writing is served up to some degree, but here he devotes more energy to plot than turn of phrase, social comment, and dry wit. His adherence to the Monte Cristo storyline doesn't blunt the surprises; in fact the vengeful acts are so unexpected, so grimly dark, that they seem almost unFry.I miss the droll Fry, the upper-crusty Fry, but this new novel certainly offers other quick-read pleasures.
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