The Polish Officer: A Novel (edit title)

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Liked It Rated 5 stars “Alan Furst is such an elegant writer. He paints beautiful pictures, even when he is writing of war. His imagery is superb, and his characters live and breathe. Here is a favorite quote from "The Polish Soldier." "He visited Barcelona once or twice, but it was just another conquered city....” see full review » see other reviews »

Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “A friend and my husband love Alan Furst and this was the first one I tried to read. It just didn't engage me.” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 5 stars

  “Alan Furst is such an elegant writer. He paints beautiful pictures, even when he is writing of war. His imagery is superb, and his characters live and breathe.
  
  Here is a favorite quote from "The Polish Soldier." "He visited Barcelona once or twice, but it was just another conquered city. It had the silence that passed for peace, the courtesy of fear."”

  Michael G wrote this review Tuesday, January 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 2 stars

  “A friend and my husband love Alan Furst and this was the first one I tried to read. It just didn't engage me.”

  JudyBookLover wrote this review Sunday, January 6 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “I like Alan Furst's books more for their style than plots. This one is my favourite. ”

  Chris R wrote this review Monday, November 12 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “This isn't something I would normally read, but a friend lent it to me and I loved it! I highly recommend it.”

  karinaladina wrote this review Friday, November 2 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No