The Man From St. Petersburg
by Ken Follett
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Author: Ken FollettEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-06-03
ISBN: 0451208706
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: NAL Trade
Book Reviews of The Man From St. Petersburg
Book Review: A good read all around
Summary: 4 Stars
Rating System:
1 star = abysmal; some books deserve to be forgotten
2 star = poor; a total waste of time
3 star = good; worth the effort
4 star = very good; what writing should be
5 star = fantastic; must own it and share it with others
THE STORY:
Its WWI and England faces the fact that Germany may invade France and eventually England. They turn to an alliance with Russia in order to avoid this but people like Feliks don't want to see Mother Russia pulled into a fight that will leave the common man killed and the old regime in tact. So Feliks, the Man from St. Petersburg, sets out to stop the people trying to make the alliance.
THE SETTING:
When most World War stories take place they seem to revolve around WWII, not the first one. It was a nice change of pace and even "funny" on some levels to see characters like Winston Churchill play a part in the plot.
THE CHARACTERS:
Feliks - the anarchist who sets out to stop the alliance
Stephen Walden - a British aristocrat asked to help negotiate the alliance
Lydia - Stephen's wife with a past
Charlotte - Lydia and Stephen's 18 year old daughter who is starting to discover a world that her parents have isolated her from
All the characters are vivid and one's we can relate with on some level. At no point are you left wishing a scene with a specific character would hurry up and end because the reader gets engaged by them all.
THE PLOT:
A bit of cat-n-mouse story during a historic periods of time. The story presents information ("lessons") in philosophy and history, both of which I wished my school books presented the same theories in such fictionalized writing in order to make it interesting and not boring or slow as with this well paced, easy to read story. The book also has plenty of action for those that just want to get to it.
CONTENT:
Little memorable vulgarity. Some sex, though not as descriptive as most books, but definitely not shy either. The violence is mostly "off-screen", leaving it to your imagination.
OVERALL:
I've read 3 books by this author (Eye of the Needle, Hammer of Eden and this one), and this was more enjoyable for me on several levels than the other two. My experience with this book was going to be the deciding factor if I ever read a book by this author again as I was ok with the other two books. I'd be willing to read more from this author after this read.
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