Books by Stephen L. Carter
language
English
review 1: Back Channel refers to a series of secret negotiations that transpired while formal talks were held during the Cuban Missile Crisis. A Russian officer in the United States uses a 19 year old black college student as a conduit to President Kennedy. While I enjoyed the plot, ther...
language
English
review 1: I love Stephen L. Carter's writing. Love it. He is obviously a meticulous researcher and plot strategist. I loved the "what if" of this book. It's a fascinating idea and he makes it seem nearly plausible. I enjoyed his picking and choosing of the real words of historical figures,...
language
English
review 1: I have never been so thankful for a book to end. I found this one so boring - it was possibly the political aspects which didn't help as they bore me to tears. I have never found a political based book I have enjoyed. You have to wait until 400 plus pages to find out what the pal...
language
English
review 1: Actually, I loved this book. I've read all of Mr. Carter's fiction and feel his writing has improved immensely. It is much tighter, having necessary detail,but not much more. I felt I knew his main characters without extra information about them. I was wanting a novel that wo...
language
English
review 1: Great fiction with some interesting historical context. I have to admit, I was disappointed with the ending to a small extent. But, I woke up in the middle of the night and thought about it, and re-read it in the morning before work. Yesterday, I could not wait to get to the en...
language
English
review 1: Very long book; the time period (1952-1975)it interested me, having lived through the politics and the protests. Also nice to meet some characters from Carter's 'Emperor of Ocean Park'. I did have a bit of trouble understanding what motivated some of the characters, and when I d...