Sarah's review
A Train to Potevka
by Mike Ramsdell
Sarah's review
A Train to Potevka by Mike Ramsdell
Sarah's review
rating:
recommended for: People who like to read about Russia, adventure stories and spy stories
The core adventure story of this book (escaping from the Russian mafia in Siberia) is quite good but the author is not a practiced writer and there's a lot he could have left out. For example, the lectures on what was wrong with communism and how things came to be are not necessary. I mean, after all, I think the failure of almost all of the communist regimes is a testament to that fact. In addition, the author gives more autobiographical information than is necessary.
This would have made a great short story or a good screenplay but the best parts ar enot long enough to make a compelling book.
This would have made a great short story or a good screenplay but the best parts ar enot long enough to make a compelling book.
