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Baba Jaga (2014)

by Toby Barlow(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Hofmann und Campe

review 1: Mr. Barlow spins another engrossing yarn, this time of witches and nefarious CIA activities in Paris 1959. The supporting characters are all deftly drawn (particularly an incognito George Plimpton, a lovelorn detective turned into a flea, and an angry and vindictive old witch) and the story is addictive - I read the last half in one sitting. There are a few minor drawbacks - the protagonist is a little bland and underdeveloped (what he wants, or if he wants anything, generally, never comes up much) and the love angle is oversold and not particularly credible - but overall Babayaga is very entertaining.
review 2: great story, very creative and thoughtful. Not the traditional happy ending-- I'm disappointed in Zoya that she is so bitter that she can't allow her... moreself to enjoy the time she has with whatshisname-- she'd rather have him suffer the way she will eventually suffer when he is gone. I guess in the scheme of things, in her 1000-year perspective, 30 or 40 measly years with him are hardly worth it. She'd rather he share her pain, which is far more enduring than their live would be. less

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