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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Novel About Post-Soviet Russia That I've Read,
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This review is from: Let's Put the Future Behind Us (Jack Womack) (Paperback)
Jack Womack returns to the present in his sly, humorous tale set in contemporary Russia. Only a writer of Womack's prodigious literary gifts could pull off a great novel about Russia that isn't written by a native. He's done an excellent job examining both the business and political elites of Boris Yeltsin's Russia; every word sounds as though it could be written by a distinguished Russian author. His dense, descriptive prose runs wild through this well written tale of business intrigue and corruption, taking us on a mesmerizing literary joy ride laced with ample doses of black humor. At times I found the passages so funny that I nearly fell out of my chair laughing. "Let's Put The Future Behind Us" is yet another excellent novel by this underrated writer; one who deserves a broad readership beyond science fiction fandom.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
From One of the Most Underrated American Authors,
By Real Name "argo_navis" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Let's Put the Future Behind Us (Hardcover)
Womack's writing is incredibly similiar to Kurt Vonnegut Jr., but unlike Vonnegut, he is able to change the written voice seemlessly. The novel itself doesn't resemble Russian literature, or more accurately it doesn't resemble Russian literature that has been translated into English. Any Lit major will tell you that the majority of Russian novels translated do no justice for the writing. However, Womack's voice is believable without the trite and cliche signifiers American writers use to create a post-Communist scenario.Although the writing style is far off, the character stylization and interaction is very similiar to Irvine Welsh. Each character symbolizes a much greater question in the protaganist's purpose as opposed to representing a well-rounded life simply interacting as is typical of Western existentialism. The subtle traits of the charcters draw the reader in through introspective comparison in an understated technique that is really what makes this style so enjoyable to read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Jack Womack-- atemporally omnipresent god!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Let's Put the Future Behind Us (Jack Womack) (Paperback)
The juxtaposition of the apocalyptic events that took placein Russia during the summer of 1997 when I read this book, and the happenings described in the book itself were so weirdly intense. Let me see past the bourgoise pretense to the horror that was such an part of that time.
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