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I really enjoyed The Spies of Warsaw. I had read a couple of Furst’s novels when the series first got started. As I recall, the details and atmosphere of WW 2 Europe recreated by Furst for these novels were impressive. On the downside were some of the characters, many of whom struck me as clichéd types from wartime movies. Imagine Casablanca as not one, but a series of novels. Well, the characters seem better drawn now. Oh, there are evil Nazis, and damaged, but gallant heroes, and beautiful wom
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Furst always does such a superlative job of narrowing in on a small cast of character performing actions of a tiny scope, but using that tight lens as a means to explore much larger issues. It can sometimes make it seem as if nothing is happening in his books, but when you step back and take in the whole you realize just how much he's got to say.
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Another look at pre WWII Europe. Intrigue and weariness and unease.
Jan 13, 2010
Megan
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