Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Arkady Renko strikes again!
Renko is the star of some of Cruz Smith's books - I did not like this one as much as the previous one "Wolves Eat Dogs" where he was in the surroundings of Chernobyl.
He is my favourite author and I wait two years for him to write a book and then read it in three days and wait another two years.
If anybody wants it let me know. - the writing is first class always. Even if you don't like or believe the story - his descriptions are exquisitely poetic.
I will copy the prologue on the poetry blog and you will see his love of Russia - particularly Moscow - and even the weather.
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I'll do you a swap, if you send that one to me i'll send you one that I think you may like. (Not Harry Potter, I promise)
Stalin is not really an important part of the book - Arkady has to investigate the appearance of Stalin, or his ghost, on a subway train. I think it would spoil the book to tell you more. Previous books about Arkady Renko - like Gorky Park, Polar Star, Wolves Eat Dogs, would give you more of the background about where he picks up a sort of wife (Eva) and a sort of son (Zhnya)both of whom feature large in this latest book.
Personally I like his books about other things better - like Rose, Stalion Gate (about building the atomic bomb in New Mexico) December 6th (called Tokyo Station in UK) about the life of a kid in Tokyo right before Pearl Harbour.
WRM
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Personally I like his books about other things better - like Rose, Stalion Gate (about building the atomic bomb in New Mexico) December 6th (called Tokyo Station in UK) about the life of a kid in Tokyo right before Pearl Harbour.
WRM
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