Reviews

Byzantium Endures: The First Volume of the Colonel Pyat Quartet by Michael Moorcock, Alan Wall

arthurbdd's review against another edition

5.0

"Unreliable narrator" novels are nothing new, but rarely has an unreliable narrator been as venal, monstrous, pathetic, treacherous, or steeped in self-loathing as Colonel Pyat. Not all readers will be able to stomach the life story of this bullshitter who's long since drunk his own kool-aid and seems overly anxious to persuade the reader he isn't Jewish... but those who can won't be able to look away. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2013/01/13/the-king-of-the-frauds/

tcannon's review against another edition

challenging dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

kateofmind's review against another edition

4.0

Jack Isidore of Seville, CA* as played in the film adaptation by Rade Serbedzija, telling the story of the Russian Revolution from the barstool next to you, with lots of antisemetic rants and flights of nostalgic fancy. Doesn't sound too interesting, but actually weirdly fascinating. There are three sequels. But I need a break.

*See Philip K. Dick's Confessions of a Crap Artist