And so am I. (And so is my wife.) Like R. Sukumar, who devoted his Cult Fiction column in Mint Lounge (May 15) to the character created by Peter O'Donnell, I have all 13 Modesty books (pictured).
Sukumar is a cerebral senior journalist who, in addition to editing Mint, also writes a serious column in the paper. And look at his qualifications: he has an MBA from Bharatidasan Institute of Management, Trichy, and an MSc in Mathematics and a BE in Chemical Engineering from BITS, Pilani.
When someone like Sukumar showers praise on the Modesty Blaise series, it really means something to fans.
Here's an excerpt from the column:
I like the Modesty books and comics for several reasons: They are very well written (better than some of Fleming’s weaker Bond books, although all the books have more action and humour than the latter; this may be one reason why the screenplays for the Bond movies had to be very different from the books); the characterisation, of Blaise and Garvin but also of the bad guys (and gals), is vivid and piquant; and the illustrations (in the case of the comics) are masterful.
Read the full article here.
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