by Jed Rubenfeld
Got past the first few chapters and could hardly be bothered to read on - proceeded to miss more of this than I read until I got the denoument, which - credit where credit is due - was clever. However, the clunky dialogue, one-dimensional characters, ABC of Freud and the potted history of radoograph...
This book is amazing to me. It is a whole new level of Historical Fiction. First off, I never knew about the incident that the author is writing about. Rubenfeld's writing style is amazing though...You can't tell if you are reading a non-fiction account of the incident or if you are reading a histor...
The Death Instinct is really a tale of two stories. One is the historical backdrop, the real historical figures and events that feature prominently into the action. The other is the fictional aspect of the story. Unfortunately, this dichotomy does not blend well at all. A reader can discern the fact...
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