A review by alba89
Midnight in Europe by Alan Furst

3.0

Fascinating setting with a plethora of intriguing characters, beautifully written, but not emotionally engaging. No arc, main character wasn't changed. He was the same at the end as he was in the beginning. No emotional journey. He didn't even seem very affected by the dangerous work he was doing. I felt like the author relied too much on the dramatic setting of the Spanish Civil War and build up to WW2 in lieu of creating an emotional arc for the main character. In the end nothing really happened. Maybe that was the point, I'm not sure. Their side lost and the bigger war seemed inevitable. Fate was sealed.

I wasn't bored. It was entertaining. But it didn't sweep me away.

This is the first book I've read by this author, whom I've been wanting to read for a long time. I don't know if this one is typical. If all his books are like this, maybe he's just not to my taste.