Eagles and Angels

by Juli Zeh

Book Overview

A sophisticated thriller which takes the reader through a twisted path of cocaine and corruption This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1862075662
• ISBN13: 9781862075665
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Granta Books (Uk)
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

complex, lovely, and a little scary

Eagles and Angels offers big themes, mutable characters and a narrative voice as punchy as our coke-addled tour guide, Max. Through flashbacks and dispatches from the present-tense, Max leads us through an intricate story of unrequited love and international intrigue - but proves an unreliable narrator. He's a moral relativist, sometimes cruel, and someone who well understands the power of information, and the fun in hoarding it. The book's other characters are as intriguing as Max - realistic in their reliance on emotion over logic, the rapidity with which their feelings change, and their ability to be obnoxious. Jessie, for example, often seems a "silly cow" (per Clara's assessment) - and I found myself periodically wishing that I could give Max a good punch in the mouth.I found this to be a highly enjoyable book - visceral, thought-provoking, ambitious - and recommend it highly.Last note:...