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Night soldiers by alan furst7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() He articulates the characters so well you really feel you know themĭid you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?Ĭertainly not laugh! Mainly rage at the sheer evil of the NKVD - first manifested when they removed the stray dog the students had sheltered (of course very minor misdeed by their standards, but indicative! - somewhat reminiscent of what happened in Catholic institutions, who patented the areas of spying and mind-control). What does George Guidall bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book? Naturally - our hero Christo! A man with a soul still alive despite his many tribulations ![]() (I had read the Malraux novel and never made head or tale of the divisions - also of course I didn't really care.) Certainly makes you understand what was going on in Spain during the Civil War - this had always been a bit of a mystery to me, between POUM, PUP, etc. What did you like most about Night Soldiers?Įxcellently paced - after a rather slow start. ![]()
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