saliotthomas
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The title and the name of the author made me pick this book thinking it was a nice 19th century novel in rural Russia.It's moderne time thailand,it then sound equaly good to me in a different register.
It's the story of an iddle journalist investigating the murder of a missionary(David)by an anthropologist(Marthia) that accured 20 years ago in the village of a Dialo tribe(Northen thailand).It's a classic two story book,both famillies of the protagonist,plus a little of the journalist(Misha imself sort of)joining at the end in the murder.
The style of the book is what i call fashion magazin writing,It could be a long article in Cosmo or vogue,light-hearted,funny and o so very "Human".Even the part about anthropology is treated like that,I mean he did his study an all,but make it sound like "a clever ,down to earth vision of anthropology by Mr evrybody" Ha ha ha..It's funny 2 minutes but after it grates on one nerve.
The only good part is when Martia,the young americain woman settle in the tribe,the father of the familly she is the guest off (called "farts-a-lot") is a pure pig.Not understanding the languague or the uses,she think all the Dialso are alike,and live a full year of hell before realising that the rest of the tribe are descent peoples.
The worst is that this book might be a best sellers(fashion magazin gone love it) and Stephen King wrote an elogious review about it.Actualy i'll bet it will.
It has the taste of a good book,like unalcoholic beer taste like beer,if you get my meaning.
Give in generously 2/5 but it's more a 2/10 book.
It's the story of an iddle journalist investigating the murder of a missionary(David)by an anthropologist(Marthia) that accured 20 years ago in the village of a Dialo tribe(Northen thailand).It's a classic two story book,both famillies of the protagonist,plus a little of the journalist(Misha imself sort of)joining at the end in the murder.
The style of the book is what i call fashion magazin writing,It could be a long article in Cosmo or vogue,light-hearted,funny and o so very "Human".Even the part about anthropology is treated like that,I mean he did his study an all,but make it sound like "a clever ,down to earth vision of anthropology by Mr evrybody" Ha ha ha..It's funny 2 minutes but after it grates on one nerve.
The only good part is when Martia,the young americain woman settle in the tribe,the father of the familly she is the guest off (called "farts-a-lot") is a pure pig.Not understanding the languague or the uses,she think all the Dialso are alike,and live a full year of hell before realising that the rest of the tribe are descent peoples.
The worst is that this book might be a best sellers(fashion magazin gone love it) and Stephen King wrote an elogious review about it.Actualy i'll bet it will.
It has the taste of a good book,like unalcoholic beer taste like beer,if you get my meaning.
Give in generously 2/5 but it's more a 2/10 book.