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A review by martyfried
Night Soldiers by Alan Furst
4.0
I found this to be a hard book to read, partly due to the number of characters and partly due to my lack of familiarity with the places along the Danube river.
Some of the characters seemed to have little or nothing to do with the story, although I'm not real sure what the story actually was. All I know is it wasn't what I was expecting, but that's not really a problem.
I think the book is sort of like poetry, where a lot of things are hard to follow, but it leaves impressions along the way. The mood is perhaps more important than a story. Also important is the history, which is exposed by following a lot of people, many of which are not a part of the main story. And to be honest, I'm not totally sure how it ends, or if it matters. But then again, I was never very good at following most poetry.
Some of the characters seemed to have little or nothing to do with the story, although I'm not real sure what the story actually was. All I know is it wasn't what I was expecting, but that's not really a problem.
I think the book is sort of like poetry, where a lot of things are hard to follow, but it leaves impressions along the way. The mood is perhaps more important than a story. Also important is the history, which is exposed by following a lot of people, many of which are not a part of the main story. And to be honest, I'm not totally sure how it ends, or if it matters. But then again, I was never very good at following most poetry.