There's no reason for this other than I've been suffering from reduced concentration skills recently, and not reading as much as I have been known to. I tend to play Marple on my phone instead of read at the moment. Seriously though, Marple is great. Check it out.
Don't Point That Thing At Me seems to be one of those books that you read much better if you stop thinking about it and just read it. I have no idea what's going on. I know Charlie wants a diplomatic immunity pass to go to the USA and I know it's for nefarious purposes, but I have no idea what they are or why he wants to go to the USA. I'm sure I've read these reasons but either I've forgotten or I didn't understand them in the first place.
However, it's funny. Mortdecai is an incorrigible debauched drunkard. I chuckle out loud a couple of times each chapter, and the language is lovely if almost entirely obsolete now. His use of the word "zizz" for a nap immediately transported back to my childhood as it's a word my Mum would use a lot. I had no idea that's how it would be spelled though. So I've learned something from the Right Honorable Charlie Mortdecai.
I'm wondering if this is one book I should have read AFTER the film came out. Maybe the film would cover the plot and then I could just concentrate on the words. I'm considering putting it on hold until then, but I'm already a third of the way in and I do enjoy that smugness of saying "That's not what happened in the book", although in this case I obviously have no bloody idea what's happening in the book.
Paul Bettany as Jock though? Hmmm. He's supposed to be built like a brick shithouse and has just chased an intruder around the house whilst stark naked. It'll be interesting to see if he carries it off...
Jonny Depp and Paul Bettany as Charlie and Jock
Okay, maybe he can.
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