CHILD 44 by Tom Rob Smith - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T15:57:22Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:140252?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A140679&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe hyperbole around the book…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-30:537324:Comment:1437972008-05-30T19:54:13.356ZNeil Whitehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/NeilWhite
The hyperbole around the book spoilt the first half for me, as I expected some kind of life-changing experience. Once I got used to the idea that it was just a damn fine book, I really enjoyed it. The paranoia in Soviet Russia really came across, and it was a hell of a project for a debut novelist.
The hyperbole around the book spoilt the first half for me, as I expected some kind of life-changing experience. Once I got used to the idea that it was just a damn fine book, I really enjoyed it. The paranoia in Soviet Russia really came across, and it was a hell of a project for a debut novelist. You should definitely read Th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-30:537324:Comment:1437412008-05-30T13:56:40.455ZMiriam Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MiriamParker
You should definitely read The Red Ripper which is about Andrei Chikatilo. It is CREEPY.<br />
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You should also become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Child-44/23061720836?ref=mf">fan of the book on Facebook</a> and take the <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/who-would-you-iidii/">"Who Would You Be in Stalinist Russia" quiz</a>.
You should definitely read The Red Ripper which is about Andrei Chikatilo. It is CREEPY.<br />
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You should also become a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Child-44/23061720836?ref=mf">fan of the book on Facebook</a> and take the <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/who-would-you-iidii/">"Who Would You Be in Stalinist Russia" quiz</a>. When I posted my review someb…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-16:537324:Comment:1410532008-05-16T04:13:32.142ZKaren from AustCrimehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/austcrimefiction
When I posted my review somebody mentioned the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112681/">Citizen X</a> based on the story of the people who finally caught and the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/KILLER-DEPARTMENT-Detective-Burakovs-Eight-Year/dp/0679422765/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206959493&sr=1-1">The Killer Department</a>
When I posted my review somebody mentioned the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112681/">Citizen X</a> based on the story of the people who finally caught and the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/KILLER-DEPARTMENT-Detective-Burakovs-Eight-Year/dp/0679422765/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206959493&sr=1-1">The Killer Department</a> I read it a little while ago…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-16:537324:Comment:1410462008-05-16T03:54:23.332ZKaren from AustCrimehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/austcrimefiction
I read it a little while ago and, I confess I was very leery partly because of the level of hype and partly because of the feeling that it might just have been written as a film script in the making which is not my sort of book at all. It did seem to take a while to get going, but I found that I was hooked. The lasting message for me was the way fear can control so much.
I read it a little while ago and, I confess I was very leery partly because of the level of hype and partly because of the feeling that it might just have been written as a film script in the making which is not my sort of book at all. It did seem to take a while to get going, but I found that I was hooked. The lasting message for me was the way fear can control so much. On my list -- as soon as I ge…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-15:537324:Comment:1410002008-05-15T15:25:26.041ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
On my list -- as soon as I get through the pile of submissions. :)
On my list -- as soon as I get through the pile of submissions. :) I guess the caps shift is sup…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-13:537324:Comment:1407252008-05-13T01:47:51.375ZJohn Dishonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/whiteskwirl
I guess the caps shift is supposed to substitute for a comma? I didn't notice it the first read through, but yeah, there should be a comma there.
I guess the caps shift is supposed to substitute for a comma? I didn't notice it the first read through, but yeah, there should be a comma there. Just finished it and rather e…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-12:537324:Comment:1406792008-05-12T19:03:27.278ZGrant McKenziehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/McKenzie
Just finished it and rather enjoyed it. He certainly captured the bleakness and loss of hope in that era.<br />
One question? Did anyone else get thrown off by the very first sentence? That missing comma (was it a style thing?) really threw me.
Just finished it and rather enjoyed it. He certainly captured the bleakness and loss of hope in that era.<br />
One question? Did anyone else get thrown off by the very first sentence? That missing comma (was it a style thing?) really threw me. I did, John, based on Ali Kar…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2008-05-08:537324:Comment:1402672008-05-08T23:13:07.117ZDon Andersonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/r316jc
I did, John, based on Ali Karim's high praise, which is perhaps what you remember. At any rate, I was prepared to dislike it due to all the hype. But, boy, was I ever wrong...this is my favorite book of the year, thus far. For me, it wasn't the characters so much as the place and era. I found it bleak, dreary and paranoic, yet, like driving past a car wreck, impossible to avert my gaze. If life truly was like this in Russia during the end of Stalinism, (and I suspect it was,) it must have been…
I did, John, based on Ali Karim's high praise, which is perhaps what you remember. At any rate, I was prepared to dislike it due to all the hype. But, boy, was I ever wrong...this is my favorite book of the year, thus far. For me, it wasn't the characters so much as the place and era. I found it bleak, dreary and paranoic, yet, like driving past a car wreck, impossible to avert my gaze. If life truly was like this in Russia during the end of Stalinism, (and I suspect it was,) it must have been horrific. The serial killer plot was actually secondary to me. Terrific book.