Tom Rob Smith's CHILD 44
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Tom Rob Smith's CHILD 44
Halfway through this Cold War/serial-killer thriller, and I'm really impressed. One of those compulsively readable books you don't want to put down.
Anyone else read it? It seemed to come out of nowhere--a huge print run featured all over Sam's Club and consuming whole tables at B&N and Borders. The publisher must have had high hopes, and at least for this reader, it's living up to them.
Here's a video interview with the author about how the book evolved:
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Anyone else read it? It seemed to come out of nowhere--a huge print run featured all over Sam's Club and consuming whole tables at B&N and Borders. The publisher must have had high hopes, and at least for this reader, it's living up to them.
Here's a video interview with the author about how the book evolved:
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I saw this last weekend at Barnes & Noble with a whole table of the books - I picked up a copy and it looked great. Sadly, I'm on a tight budget and will have to wait until this comes out in paperback to read it.
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This book has been massively hyped for a while now -- but clearly not very effectively!
I read it some time ago and enjoyed it. It really brings Stalinist Russia alive in a palpable and depressing way.
I read it some time ago and enjoyed it. It really brings Stalinist Russia alive in a palpable and depressing way.