Monday, June 16, 2008

Child 44 - the book

'Child 44' is the debut novel by Tom Rob Smith. I found it well-written, especially for a first novel.

There were certain things that I disliked:
  • I found some of the character motivations and transformations to be unbelievable, especially those of the main characters.
  • The ending was especially implausible. The plot twist was too predictable and unnecessary. commoners.
And there were certain things I liked:
  • interesting historical aspect
  • I *love* when the title means something. One of my favourite parts was when I figured out how 'child 44' was relevant to the book.
I look forward to seeing further novels by the author.

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