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Petrogrado (2013)

by Philip Gelatt(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

NORMA Editora

review 1: This caught my eye as I was walking through the library, and considering it has to do with Russians, I obviously picked it up. Overall, it was a really good read, and I felt they captured the psychology and the turbulent nature of Russian history very well. The ending was a /bit/ abrupt though, and left me wanting a bit more. I felt a relationship with the main character, and yet I felt that the ending kind of left his story cut off and stifled. BUT besides that, I really enjoyed it, and would recommend it!
review 2: I found the whole thing to be a plodding muddle. It's not "tense" and it wasn't a "thriller" for me. The main character, Cleary, was a bit dim for a leading man. The only interesting part is the actual pages devoted to killing Rasputin. Some excite... morement and interesting use of light and shadow in the art. I'm not expecting James Bond excitement on every page. In fact, I've read and liked Le Carre's "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and seen both filmed adaptations. So, even a methodical spy story is fine by me. This was not that.I wonder if the lack of any historical background to explain the motivations of the relevant groups of people or to explain what was so bad about Rasputin to them or to Russia or to England might have helped me appreciate this more. less

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