Flight of the Storks

Rating:
Summary: Phenomonally good
Review: Hard to say what it was about this book that made it so compelling. Words like "dark" and "evil" spring to mind.

I suspect that it was the writing, as much as the story, that gave the thing its power.

I could be more articulate about this if the book were not so unlike anything else I've ever read. For complications, it's not up there with the Quincunx by Charles Palliser, but nonetheless, that's all that is coming to mind right now as a comparison. Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman? Maybe.

If you like dark and deep, and you like it well written, read The Flight of the Storks.

Rating:
Summary: Phenomonally good
Review: Hard to say what it was about this book that made it so compelling. Words like "dark" and "evil" spring to mind.

I suspect that it was the writing, as much as the story, that gave the thing its power.

I could be more articulate about this if the book were not so unlike anything else I've ever read. For complications, it's not up there with the Quincunx by Charles Palliser, but nonetheless, that's all that is coming to mind right now as a comparison. Blackwater by Kerstin Ekman? Maybe.

If you like dark and deep, and you like it well written, read The Flight of the Storks.

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant and addictive
Review: Such an unusual read. First night I started I was bored. Why do I even bother how do stroks migrate? Come the second night, the writing style, some mysterious issues in the plot I was addicted. The more I read deeper I was captivated. Well I couldn't dare to share the story as it is so unexpected however it will suffice me to say that I read all of his other books after this one. All thumbs up!

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant and addictive
Review: Such an unusual read. First night I started I was bored. Why do I even bother how do stroks migrate? Come the second night, the writing style, some mysterious issues in the plot I was addicted. The more I read deeper I was captivated. Well I couldn't dare to share the story as it is so unexpected however it will suffice me to say that I read all of his other books after this one. All thumbs up!

Rating:
Summary: Compulsive reading
Review: The Flight of the Storks was the first book I ever tried to read in French. Despite the difficulties encountered with vocabulary and having to stop and check the dictionary frequently, the quality of the writing was such that I found it irresistible, and was carried along remorselessly by the storyline.
Obviously those reading the English version will find it easier to tap into the wellspring of meticulously constructed suspense evocative background detail and rich imagination with which this book has been crafted. An unreserved thumbs up for this one!

Rating:
Summary: Good and unusual thriller
Review: The story starts with Louis Antioch's journey following the migration patterns of European storks. This task has been given to him by Max Bohm, who is found dead at the very start of the book. Soon this quest proves to be mysterious and very, very dangerous. One of the delights of the book is the descriptions of the various locales -- Switzerland, Slovania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Israel, Central African Republic and finally Calcutta. This descriptions show either very good research or personal knowledge. One warning is necessary for readers, at times, the book is quite gory, but never gratuitously so. When I read the book I immediately noticed the concise, rather chopping style that reminded me first of Hemingway, but then, of Camus. This should not be a surprising since Grange is French. Considering that this is Grange's first novel published in English, I am very impressed.