After two great books in a row I guess it is likely that there\u2019ll be a downturn. This book starts with a nice idea for a story – but seems to be in a hurry. When I found that the story is related to the Bosnian\/Serbian war I was interested, but in the end the little bit of knowledge I got from this book seemed hardly worth the time to read it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don\u2019t know anything about the author, but this particular book played out like a thriller\/action novel. The writer keeps the pace brisk but in doing that sacrifices a lot of subtlety and nuance. The bad guys are irretrievably bad, the good guys wear clean white hats. Because of this simplistic treatment there were almost no surprises and I found myself laying out the entire plot of the book within a few chapters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This kind of writing might be fine for a quick read on an airplane going somewhere, but after the last two books I read focused on reflection and carefully thought out prose, this one landed awkwardly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am reading The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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