The story is, of course, dated and some of it seem downright laughable or cringe worthy if not keeping in mind the attitudes at the times towards women and minorities.
The author wrote a profound book which captures the helplessness against a great tragedy, but also the profound human relationships which can occur from such a tragedy.
The narrative moves fast and the storytelling is clear
M tries to find out what it means to a Muslim, devout or secular, in America
The novel explores the Holocaust from an original point of view and does not shy from addressing issues which are easy to gloss over
About: The Mastermind by David Unger is a novel about corruption and its toll on Guatemala. Mr. Unger, Guatemalan, writes in English but was still awarded Guatemala’s Miguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature for lifetime achievement in 2014. 320 pages Publisher: […]
We were “promised” some sort of magical “Disney happiness” which doesn’t exist, and never did. Happiness, for me, are the small things which happen daily – a smile from the wife, a hug from the kids, a strange giving a hand to another without an conditions..
The different points of view give the story a much wider view of the world and how little human kind has advanced
This book is fun and silly and it seems that Mr. Fleming had a good time cutting down a character he almost seemed bored of writing.
James Bond is assigned an undercover investigation of a diamond smuggling operation from Sierra Leone to the United States.