So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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A brilliant follow up to "Sea of Poppies". The language sweeps you up into historical Canton immediately prior to the Opium War between China and England in mid 19th century. I am looking forward to third book in this trilogy very much.
This is a wonderful debut novel. A detective/spy thriller that poetically and partially illuminates a dark corner of the of the world, North Korea. It is a combination of Ross Macdonald and Alan Furst. "Kimche Noir" wonderfully written. I look forward to future encounters with James Church's Inspector O.
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River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh
Dexter, January 3, 2012
A brilliant follow up to "Sea of Poppies". The language sweeps you up into historical Canton immediately prior to the Opium War between China and England in mid 19th century. I am looking forward to third book in this trilogy very much.The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
Dexter, January 3, 2012
My favorite read of the year. (Amitav Gosh's "River of Smoke" is a very close second and I have not gotten around to "1Q84" by Murakami yet)A Corpse in the Koryo by James Church
Dexter, January 2, 2007
This is a wonderful debut novel. A detective/spy thriller that poetically and partially illuminates a dark corner of the of the world, North Korea. It is a combination of Ross Macdonald and Alan Furst. "Kimche Noir" wonderfully written. I look forward to future encounters with James Church's Inspector O.(4 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)