Sean Randall reviewed Whiteout by Ken Follett
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2 stars
I didn't think I was going to enjoy this book, because the female lead annoyed me somewhat. I think her history was overblown and far too much like baggage, incongruous with a major fight she has where her femininity comes into play in something of a demeaning way.
But, reading the action unfold in the latter half of the book, I really got the impression that it'd make an excellent movie - lots of quick cuts, brief shots of people in various locations. OF course a lot of action takes place in an old house with outbuildings, and in literary terms I think the length of what had been already written built up nicely, which a movie would have to emulate so the audience knew why the players were where they were.
Finally, just to add to my Folett irritants... Americanisms (windshield etc). They're expected from an American author even …
I didn't think I was going to enjoy this book, because the female lead annoyed me somewhat. I think her history was overblown and far too much like baggage, incongruous with a major fight she has where her femininity comes into play in something of a demeaning way.
But, reading the action unfold in the latter half of the book, I really got the impression that it'd make an excellent movie - lots of quick cuts, brief shots of people in various locations. OF course a lot of action takes place in an old house with outbuildings, and in literary terms I think the length of what had been already written built up nicely, which a movie would have to emulate so the audience knew why the players were where they were.
Finally, just to add to my Folett irritants... Americanisms (windshield etc). They're expected from an American author even when he writes in situ because it's his culture. But I'm sure Follett is Welsh!