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I don't care that Flashman is a bounder, a cad and a coward; indeed I love him for those unabashed qualities. I read him for the wit and the absurdity, but this book was about the slave trade and there is very little to amuse. Fraser doesn't try and to his credit I think this is a successful exposition of the situation and an examination of the attitudes that made slavery palatable to some - very effective, in fact. But while this was as inventive as the earlier books, I missed the fun.
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