tivasyk reviewed Greenmantle by John Buchan
Review of 'Greenmantle' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
слабке чтиво, і близько не дотягує до динамізму "39 сходинок".
Paperback, 204 pages
English language
Published Nov. 3, 2006 by Hard Press.
Greenmantle
by John Buchan
3 stars
(5 reviews)
In Greenmantle (1916) Richard Hannay, hero of The Thirty-Nine Steps, travels across war-torn Europe in search of a German plot and an Islamic Messiah. He is joined by three more of Buchan's heroes: Peter Pienaar, the old Boer Scout; John S. Blenkiron, the American determined to fight the Kaiser; and Sandy Arbuthnot, Greenmantle himself, modelled on Lawrence of Arabia. The intrepid four move in disguise through Germany to Constantinople and the Russian border toface their enemies: the grotesque Stumm and the evil beauty of Hilda von Einem.
Silenceis Golden reviewed Greenmantle by John Buchan
Review of 'Greenmantle' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
From the author of The Thirty Nine Steps which has been made and remade into films, one expects some plot turns and twists. This tale does not disappoint.
Geography is covered in vast sweeps, the opponent characters somewhat simplified verging on stereotyping not unusual for the era. The good guys treated to some of the best characterization I've read. It is a short read, but I finished anticipating the reactions of characters as I felt I knew them so well. But a romp through the vast sweep of The Great War, complete with terms and concepts circa the era and interesting for the either lexicographer or the social scientist (armchair variety like myself).
This book has a scope too vast for the economy of modern film, as one rarely drops in the Eastern Front of WWI as backdrop to an excellent spy novel.
The second in a series of wartime …
From the author of The Thirty Nine Steps which has been made and remade into films, one expects some plot turns and twists. This tale does not disappoint.
Geography is covered in vast sweeps, the opponent characters somewhat simplified verging on stereotyping not unusual for the era. The good guys treated to some of the best characterization I've read. It is a short read, but I finished anticipating the reactions of characters as I felt I knew them so well. But a romp through the vast sweep of The Great War, complete with terms and concepts circa the era and interesting for the either lexicographer or the social scientist (armchair variety like myself).
This book has a scope too vast for the economy of modern film, as one rarely drops in the Eastern Front of WWI as backdrop to an excellent spy novel.
The second in a series of wartime spy novels in the best British genre, unprofessional good effort winning against all odds and a total lack of modern cynicism. Quite refreshing for that alone.
