If you’re looking for a book that will make your fellow college students give you a baffled look and ask, “who’s Donald E. Westlake?” Then Help I’m Being Held Prisoner is for you. The unfortunately named Harry Künt (the umlaut is important) is a chronic practical joker who gets caught up in a bank robbery plot he wants no part in. His colleagues believe it’s the perfect crime, since they all have an airtight alibi: they’re in jail. Harry has to continually sabotage the scheme with his pranks while his name is mispronounced by nearly everyone.
Westlake’s humor will keep you chuckling without detracting from the suspense of the plot. Whether you’re a seasoned crime or humor fan, or hate both but wonder what they would be like together, this is an essential read. If you’re looking for a place to start in the crime/humor worlds, this is still an essential read. Do yourself a favor and spend a couple hours devouring this masterpiece. -Madison Mathias
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There's something comforting about the shadowy and secretive motion of voyeuristic tendencies. Sometimes when you peer into open windows- of a bar perhaps, you catch sight of an alluring enigmatic woman. Her name is Louki, or at least it's the only name you know of. You watch her from the eyes of three narrators as they try to grasp a semblance of meaning. Who is Louki? Why is she so mystifying?
What captivated me through the beauty of the words was the way in which Louki becomes apart of the novel itself. She possesses the essence of Paris during the 1950s in its noir-esque mode of the ennui. She hypnotizes those who meet her while also binding the reader to the somber ways of life. It's a short read but worth every minute for those who truly wish to experience portrait of time. -Genesis Drew |
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