kingfisher

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isbn号码:9780380405923

From Library Journal After one of their friends disappears， three young Soviet Jews hijack an airliner， hoping to find freedom from persecution. Veteran thriller writer Seymour's (The Heart of Danger) 1977 novel might seem dated given the collapse of the Soviet Union， but it remains fresh because of the concentration on moral ambiguities that has won him comparisons with Graham Greene and John le Carr?. The dilemma here is whether the three are victims， terrorists， or both as several nations agonize over the conflict between political freedom and the safety of innocent bystanders. The author is more concerned with mood and character than plot and occasionally undercuts the suspense by switching from the plane to a subplot， but his tale remains engrossing. Nigel Graham's smooth reading complements the story's subtleties. Recommended for public libraries.AMichael Adams， CUNY Graduate Ctr.， New York Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. From AudioFile This is a thriller that doesn't seem too thrilling because the listener simply expects everything to turn out badly. What else could happen in a novel about Jewish youth highjacking a plane out of Russia? Nigel Graham reads this long narration with few accents or changes of pitch. One should probably feel sympathy for the job he has of recreating these young people， simply to have them killed off before the listener can decide whether they're heroes or terrorists. B.H.B. © AudioFile 2001， Portland， Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile， Portland， Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. See all Editorial Reviews