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Title: That's Me in the Middle
Subtitle: The Bandy Papers, Volume 2
Author: Donald Jack
Narrator: Robin Gabrielli
Format: Unabridged
Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
Language: English
Release date: 12-11-17
Publisher: Prelude Books
Genres: Fiction, Humor
Publisher's Summary:
Bartholomew Bandy has become an air ace. On the ground, he causes disasters wherever he goes, but in the air, he's deadly, shooting down dozens of German planes in the course of thrilling aerial combats. To the amazement of all who know him, he becomes Lieutenant Colonel Bandy, and thanks to his new rank, he meets all sorts of people, including his fiancée's memorable family. As a handy but disposable war hero, he encounters a number of hair-raising adventures, not to mention English plumbing and an unforgettable honeymoon night.
That's Me in the Middle is exciting, full of military action in the trenches and in the air, and, as it continues to flirt with history, very funny.
Members Reviews:
Great read
I first came across this author when I purchased three cheers for me. I then kept my eye out and by chance found book two. I have since read many more. I enjoy the fact that Bandys antics make me laugh out loud. Much to my wife's displeasure. I promise you a good read and a laugh or two along the way
Another enjoyable episode
I am enjoying the Bandy Papers series. Like the first volume, I found That's Me In The Middle a bit variable but never less than enjoyable and exceptionally good in places.
Bandy spends the first half of the book as Top Brass in London, giving Jack an opportunity for some well aimed potshots at official incompetence and infighting, treacherous politicians and so on. There is also the usual smattering of pure farce and Bandy's endearingly hopeless social and romantic escapades. This part is well written and amusing but nothing that special, I think. It's very Wodehousian, with some episodes very reminiscent of Sir Roderick Spode and Edwin the Boy Scout, but it didn't really engage me.
As before, it is when Bandy returns to the fighting, with Jack's brilliant balance of humour and the terror of war, that the book really excels. He manages to make the narrative both funny and exciting, and captures both the chaotic nature of the combat and its genuine horror. It reminded me a little in tone of the excellent TV drama The Wipers Times and these passages, making up most of the second half of the book, had me completely riveted.
Parts of this are quite outstanding - and if you have more of a taste for farce than I do, you will enjoy all of it very much. I will certainly be reading Volume Three (It's Me Again), and I can recommend this one.
An excellent read!
I received a free electronic copy of this historical novel from Netgalley, the estate of Donald Jack and Farrago, Prelude Books in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all, for sharing your hard work with me. This book was originally published in 1973 by Doubleday.
The second of a series titled The Bandy Papers, this book is completely stand alone. I loved the insights into protocol involving flight training in WWI England, and I particularly loved Bart Bandy and his lady love, Katherine Lewis. I enjoyed the way they both loosened up and found humor and compassion as their relationship grew. But especially I consumed the planes - the making of, the flying of, the repairing of the precursors of modern military flight. This humorous telling of early days of WWI in England and France is an excellent lesson on finding a bright cloud in a stormy sky.
One of my all time favourite book series
One of my all time favourite book series.
