Gun Seller

by Laurie

[leahrosereads]

Plot/secondary characters/setting - 2.5-3 Stars
Writing/overall enjoyment reading/House fangirl - 5 Stars

So, I went ahead and gave THE GUN SELLER 4 Stars, but I don’t know if I would have given it 4 if it hadn’t been written by Hugh Laurie. While I did enjoy his writing a lot, and it’s pretty much what saved this book to me, because I’m such a fan of the TV show House, I pretty much insta-upped my rating for the author being Dr. House. Bias, I know, but there you have it.


I thought that the plot in general was pretty predictable, and I didn’t really care for any of the secondary characters, but the main character, Thomas Lang, I loved him. I thought he was witty and charming and wonderfully well written.


Now, back to the writing. The fact that I was laughing regularly throughout this novel, and finding the writing so memorable, is why this novel won me over. Hugh Laurie has a wonderful way with words and I was constantly in awe at how well he spun this story.

I definitely think that in general THE GUN SELLER was a relatively entertaining novel. While I wish there were certain parts that were changed or more fully developed, the writing is wonderful, and I would read another book by Mr. Laurie (especially if Thomas Lang is the star of that one as well).


It was a decent first novel, and I'd recommend it to anyone who's a fan of Hugh Laurie or House, or anyone that wants to try a humorous crime thriller (without too much of the thriller aspect).