Anthony Levan’s Reviews > Fer-de-Lance > Status Update

Sometimes the writing feels weird. Like how the narrator will tell you what's about to happen, summarize the next few pages, and then you have to watch it happen "in real time" with dialog. Basically repeating itself twice.

Relationship between Archie Goodwin (our narrator) and Wolfe is pretty entertaining. Archie can be an insufferable smart ass sometimes and Wolfe an annoying eccentric, but man are there fun scenes with them. The way they and everyone else that lives with them gets excited about orchids for example.

Lot of casual racism and sexism, especially from Archie. Not sure about Wolfe yet.