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A review by telegramsam
A Song for No Man's Land by Andy Remic
2.0
The writing in this book was good, though it was very much in the style of Hemingway, Joyce, or Stein, so your mileage may vary. It does reply on a lot pf profane language both in dialog and descriptions.
The story did not do a lot for me and did not engage me at all. I felt like there was nothing challenging the characters except WAR, which is a given. The narration also relies on war is horror, which we know. The story felt like it have anything new to it that I haven't read before.
The characters didn't engage me either. The two men were clearly written but there was nothing endearing or entertaining about them. It's also of note that no female character is given a name until the middle of the book when the main character becomes interested in one.
The one thing that interested me about this movie was the promise of something paranormal or supernatural and that didn't become clear until the last hour of the book. Through out the book, the story leans against the wall of Welsh mythology and maybe edges a toe in the door, but it isn't until the end of the story that it bothers to open the door. In this regard, it really felt like it should have been a .05 of a series and not the beginning of it.
I doubt I will be reading any sequels, although I may check out the author's other books as despite all the problems I've noted above, I kept reading the book.
The story did not do a lot for me and did not engage me at all. I felt like there was nothing challenging the characters except WAR, which is a given. The narration also relies on war is horror, which we know. The story felt like it have anything new to it that I haven't read before.
The characters didn't engage me either. The two men were clearly written but there was nothing endearing or entertaining about them. It's also of note that no female character is given a name until the middle of the book when the main character becomes interested in one.
The one thing that interested me about this movie was the promise of something paranormal or supernatural and that didn't become clear until the last hour of the book. Through out the book, the story leans against the wall of Welsh mythology and maybe edges a toe in the door, but it isn't until the end of the story that it bothers to open the door. In this regard, it really felt like it should have been a .05 of a series and not the beginning of it.
I doubt I will be reading any sequels, although I may check out the author's other books as despite all the problems I've noted above, I kept reading the book.