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From the book jacket: Set in Liberia and the United States from 1975 through 1991, The Darling is a
political-historical thriller -- reminiscent of Greene and Conrad -- that
explodes the genre, raising serious philosophical questions about terrorism,
political violence, and the clash of races and cultures.
Comment: According to some reviewers, The Darling isn't a patch on
Russell Bank's 1996 novel, Cloudsplitter (a finalist for the 1998
Pulitzer). If that's the case, I just hope I can clear some space in my
reading schedule at some point to read Cloudsplitter, because I found The
Darling to be a rich, complex and altogether compelling read, so would be
delighted to read something even better!
If you appreciate books that tell a good story at the same time as they inform,
then I strongly recommend The Darling. I wish I could give this a
more eloquent write-up, as it certainly deserves better, but the story
has so many depths and nuances, that I'm finding it impossible to sum up
adequately. Fortunately for you, you can read the opinions of far
less tongue-tied reviewers than myself at BookBrowse!
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