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Andre Jute

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Writing a Thriller (1986) 52 exemplaren
--- ryktet om min död --- (1982) 8 exemplaren
AN ELECTION OF PATRIOTS (2012) 5 exemplaren
EIGHT DAYS IN WASHINGTON (1986) 5 exemplaren
Vanguard Elite (2012) 4 exemplaren
The Meyersco Helix 4 exemplaren

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This review is going to be a little different than most of my reviews. Just hang with me and we’ll see how it goes.

What I liked about the book:

The author apparently did quite a bit of research about the race. I knew next to nothing about the Iditarod, and I learned several fascinating facts from this book.
The author did a great job of putting the reader in the story and making us wonder and worry about a racer getting eaten by wolves or trampled by a moose.
(This one is a bit of a spoiler. Sorry.) I liked that Rhodes and James acknowledged that although they had developed feelings for each other, they realized that they needed to spend some time together under normal conditions before declaring their undying devotion.
There was a bit of humor in the story. It wasn’t just dry facts and drama. Although there was plenty of drama.

What I didn’t like about the book:

The back story on the wolves was thrown in haphazardly between chapters of the main story, and while I could see where it was going, and it eventually tied in, it was confusing. And kind of weird, really.
The whole storyline of James and Rhodes erstwhile relationship, especially before the race didn’t seem realistic to me. I think part of it was the dialogue. I have a thing about dialogue in books. Theirs just didn’t seem right.
There were some things that didn’t make sense or weren’t wrapped up. Like who was sabotaging Rhodes’ dogs. She thought it was James, but it didn’t seem like something he would do. We’re never told what happened or where the distraction came from.

The bottom line:
This is a nice little adventure/romance if you don’t take it too seriously. You can learn a little about the Iditarod, while staying warm and cozy in the comfort of your favorite reading chair.

I received this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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amandabeaty | Jan 4, 2024 |
Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers.
Seems misnamed

I read about a third of Derring-Do (Cold War, Hot Passions 3) by André Jute and found no derring-do or hot passion. The book is lodged in my brain as a series of declarative sentence conveying an unembellished story of our heroes being smarter than anyone else all the time. Very dull and not worth my time to finish.

I received a review copy of Derring-Do (Cold War, Hot Passions 3) by André Jute (CoolMain Press) through Librarything.com.

CoolMain Press does not seem to have assigned an ISBN to this book.… (meer)
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Dokfintong | May 14, 2014 |
Deze bespreking was geschreven voorLibraryThing lid Weggevers.
Received this book through lt member giveaway

The book describes the events of the Soviet October revolution from the perspective of a couple of persons who somewhat by accident happen to be in the right spot at the right time. Famous historical figures such as Lenin, Trotsky, Dhzerzinsky and Stalin play their part.

Based on the title one would expect either a romance or a spy story. The byline tells about following a family. There are aspects of both present but none to strongly. The book is more a historical novel with upstream literature aspirations. The historical aspects are probably correct (not much of an expert), but the book fails to convince. The characters never really come alive and the whole story has a feeling of cabaret / opera. Very superficial.… (meer)
 
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hydrografie | 1 andere bespreking | Dec 17, 2012 |
The time is 1917; the scene is St Petersburg; the event is the Bolshevik Revolution. Those are the central historical facts forming the beginnings of Andre Jute’s Russian saga. The story begins not with politics but with a character introduction straight out of Russian literature; a peasant and soldier, dislocated, hungry, in the midst of the chaos and abuses of power of a society breaking down. But then Russian history seems to be a state of permanent social breakdown.

For me this was the best part of this story, and recalls Russian literature at its finest. But the entire book was interesting and well worth reading. The Bolshevik Revolution is not a period of history I know much about, or was ever very interested in, to be perfectly honest. Based on what I know of Andre Jute’s work I assume he has portrayed events accurately and fairly represented the policies and personalities of the leaders of the emerging Bolshevik hegemony. At the risk of introducing spoilers, I must say the ineptitude of both sides was a major surprise (some Mexican revolutions were better planned) and in that sense the Bolshevik Revolution prefigures Soviet era society. But I may be guilty of reading more into the story than was intended. The foreshadowing of the coming "Bolshevik Terror" is, I'm sure, deliberate, however.

Dreams #1 was a real pleasure to read, the writing is rock solid and flawless – every word is the right word, in the right place. The only problem I had is that the first volume of this multi-volume saga is too short. The next volume is written and awaiting publication. Bring it on.
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abrwrite | 1 andere bespreking | Dec 5, 2012 |

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