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Liked It “This guy never writes a bad book. And this one's a peach. Renko is in disfavor, as usual, and he's in love, as usual. But this time he's also trying to father a really wierd kid and trying to untangle a compllicated war crime that nobody's willing to talk about. Why does his lover leave him...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I didn't enjoy it as much as his others.”
Nancy K wrote this review Wednesday, October 28 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This guy never writes a bad book. And this one's a peach. Renko is in disfavor, as usual, and he's in love, as usual. But this time he's also trying to father a really wierd kid and trying to untangle a compllicated war crime that nobody's willing to talk about. Why does his lover leave him for a murderer? What exactly is wrong with Zhenya? Tight plotting, a great character, wit, a sophisticated but unpretentious style. Ahhh. Grade: A”
Anne S wrote this review Wednesday, September 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“It is well done and very timely, but without the cliff=hanging anticipation of his earlier work.”
Tom A wrote this review Sunday, August 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I've enjoyed all the Arkady Renko novels. This one's back in Russia and he's still ends up a down-and-outsider. The hardcore veterans of the Chechen wars are worthy opponents and the delinquent young chessmaster is a nice side story.”
s5618jim wrote this review Tuesday, August 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Loved it”
Beverley M wrote this review Wednesday, May 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A good book... opens up some of the complexities of Arkady's character. The stream of consciousness bit when he is almost killed is excellent!!!”
Abbas Husain wrote this review Sunday, February 22 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The book “Stalin’s Ghost” by Martin Cruz Smith was a very captivating experience that made me want to do nothing but read. I read the book in all but a day and a half. It was a book that actually made me want to read again. I will even make a promise to myself to read the other 5 books in the series so far. The story line is very good and exciting. All-in-all it was a very good book. I think that the school should definitely stock more of this very good author’s novels. Thanks for the recommendation on the school’s intranet.
St Alban's College Library wrote this review Monday, February 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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1 of 1 members found this review helpful“Another Arkady Renko novel. This time there is trouble with ex-soldiers who served in Chesnia. It took a while before the story gripped me, and Renko is becoming a bit too formulaic to my liking. I prefer the previous books.”
mjacobs wrote this review Thursday, November 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Not the best I've read by this author. It was so convaluted that I had to really concentrate to follow the plot. I still enjoyed the intrigue and mentality of Moscow which is similar to that in South Africa.”
Maria C wrote this review Monday, November 24 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
