Jenny's review
A Train to Potevka
by Mike Ramsdell
Well said, Jen! Exactly how I felt.
Jenny's review
A Train to Potevka by Mike Ramsdell
Jenny's review
rating:
Okay, I am having a hard time consistently using the star rating system. My inclination is to give this two stars, but as I look back at books I have rated as two stars, I liked this book better so I guess it means barely three stars for "Train to Potevka."
I pretty much have the same impression of this book as others I know who have read it. It starts as interesting spy type novel, then the author digresses a bit to provide some background. I personally did not like the structural organization of the book. The author is also not a very strong writer.
I actually didn't mind some of the chapters providing historical context and descriptions of the USSR and his intelligence training; it was important to understanding his experience. Where he lost me was about two-thirds through the book when I started feeling like I was reading a corny church talk. Not that what he said was wrong, it just felt simple and forced to me. Overall, interesting story, probably worth read...more
I pretty much have the same impression of this book as others I know who have read it. It starts as interesting spy type novel, then the author digresses a bit to provide some background. I personally did not like the structural organization of the book. The author is also not a very strong writer.
I actually didn't mind some of the chapters providing historical context and descriptions of the USSR and his intelligence training; it was important to understanding his experience. Where he lost me was about two-thirds through the book when I started feeling like I was reading a corny church talk. Not that what he said was wrong, it just felt simple and forced to me. Overall, interesting story, probably worth read...more
Well said, Jen! Exactly how I felt.
