tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264540854100298078.post9022987229925199030..comments2023-05-31T06:31:16.301-07:00Comments on THIAGU BOOK CENTRE: Frederick Forsyth - The Kill Listத்யாகு புக் சென்டர்http://www.blogger.com/profile/12458073888828694258noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264540854100298078.post-41059296159116414282013-10-31T09:41:30.408-07:002013-10-31T09:41:30.408-07:00Frederick Forsyth's latest offering "The ...Frederick Forsyth's latest offering "The Kill List" is an ordinary affair, similar to his previous offering "The Cobra". You won't find the masterful storytelling that was so evident in "The Day of the Jackal", "Avenger", "The Fist of God", "The Odessa File" etc. In other words, Forsyth has lost his touch. The plot is good, but the description too simplistic. His previous masterpieces contained detailed narratives as well as an intricate plot, not to mention a plot twist at the end. None of this was in display in "The Kill List". I am an admirer of Forsyth, but I have decided not to read his forthcoming works (if there would be any). I wish to remember him as the author of "The Day of the Jackal" and not the boring "Cobra" or "The Kill List". Mirza Ghalibhttp://hindisms.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1264540854100298078.post-73621773558431018832013-10-22T07:51:06.510-07:002013-10-22T07:51:06.510-07:00If 'Afghan' detailed the terror networks t...If 'Afghan' detailed the terror networks themselves, Kill list focuses on the people who actually feed it the hatred it needs - the preacher (s). It begins with a code name that lands on a kill list and the subsequent man-hunt to hunt down and kill a man who feeds hatred through his oratory and takes pleasure in the drawn out death of his captives.<br /><br />While threads of desert combat, HALO drops, negotiation tactics and the prevalence of pirates on the Somali coast are familiar to readers of Forsyth's other works, what sets the Kill list apart are the following : 1. This time its personal...very personal to the hero of the book 2. But for his occupation, said hero may have been an extraordinary chess player.<br /><br />Usually the strategizing is left to behind-the-scenes men or the controllers but in this case, 'the Tracker' is a hybrid specimen capable of hard battle as well as superb strategizing (kind of like Mike Martin meets Nigel Irvine meets several cool gadgets and a no-holds barred budget)<br /><br />That being said, one did miss the 'twist in the tale' that one expects from Forsyth...Nice read though.Diwali SMShttp://hindisms.org/sms/diwali-smsnoreply@blogger.com