Kane and Abel
by Jeffrey Archer
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Author: Jeffrey ArcherEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-03-13
ISBN: 0312995059
Number of pages: 592
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Book Reviews of Kane and Abel
Book Review: A Novel of Business, High-Finance, and Politics
Summary: 3 Stars
I struggled to finish this book. It bored me. There is little character development, and the writing style is dry. It reminded me of the way traditional fairy tales are told - a simple recital of: this happened, then that happened, then the next thing, etc. In spite of the dramatic events, the characters seemed to be lacking in passion. There is little said about their emotions, thought processes, personalities, etc., and as a result I didn't care about them.
Most of the book consists of complicated business wheelings and dealings, high-finance, and politics. Someone who has a special interest in these things would probably enjoy Kane and Abel very much. It just wasn't my thing.
I also guessed the surprise ending, even though it caused one of the plot threads to not make sense. (Sorry to be so vague, but it would be a spoiler to say more.)
I did enjoy learning about the history of Poland, though, and that's what the 3 stars are for. I didn't know that Poland lost more people in WW II than any other country including Germany. Or that, when the Americans liberated the German concentration camps, due to a pact with Russia, we turned all the Polish POW's over to Russia. Russia promptly sent them to labor camps in Siberia from which many of them never returned. The exact number of prisoners will never be known, but it was at least in the hundreds of thousands and may even reach millions.
The parts of the book I liked best were the beginning and the end, both of which take place in Poland, Russia, and other European countries. These parts of the story are interesting and very atmospheric.
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