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chicokc's review
5.0
Michael Rogan tiene una excelente memoria, y ésta le ayudó a conseguir un puesto para ser espía. Como criptógrafo consiguió también un trabajo en el frente, pero como espía también. Fue y se instaló en Francia, conoció a Christine y se casaron. Un error en el canal de comunicación le costó llegar al palacio de justicia y ser interrogado, torturado y humillado por meses. Él y su esposa. Dado por muerto renace después de 10 años con una sed de venganza, con pesadillas todas las noches y una placa de metal que se satura de sangre cuando está bajo presión.
_bea_hi_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder
ejohnson82's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
deimosch's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cate_with_a_c's review against another edition
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
I really liked this one. Mario Puzo does a great job shifting narratives as necessary but doesn’t weight down the story with being clunky.
Rogan is a survivor of World War Two and was tortured by a group of men in the Munich palace of justice. It’s a story about revenge and moving on after trauma events.
Rogan is a survivor of World War Two and was tortured by a group of men in the Munich palace of justice. It’s a story about revenge and moving on after trauma events.
spaceisavacuum's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
abhimanuetom01's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lesliewright34's review against another edition
3.0
This is not the type of book I usually read but it sounded intriguing. I enjoyed the book but had a few small issues with it. The lack of background information on the main character left me with real no connection or emotion for him. I didn't really care whether he was able to exact his revenge but at the same time I was intrigued as he was doing it. I found it a bit unbelievable that he was able to accomplish the tasks he was accomplishing. This is one of those books I was glad I read but I can't really pinpoint exactly how I felt about it once I was finished.
beejai's review against another edition
4.0
I am surprised at the number of poor reviews for this book. I mean, it is no Godfather, but it is still a decent read. There are definitely holes and Rogan's early life is just horribly written, but once you get into the main story, it moves well.
In this book, Michael Rogan was a child prodigy who put his brilliance to use for the US Intelligence services during WW2. He works with the French underground right up until DDay where he is caught, along with his newlywed French wife. Rogan is then subjected to horrible torture by seven individuals. Just minutes before Allied troops would liberate him, Rogan is shot and left for dead... but he doesn't die.
Many years later, Rogan stumbles across some information that would allow him to finally discover the identity of those seven men. He then goes on a mission of vengeance, with the goal of killing each of them in turn in the hope that finally, he would have peace.
One thing to keep in mind when reading this is that it was first written in 1967. At that time, most of the WW2 generation was still alive. There were still war crimes trials going on right into the mid-'60s. There is nothing in our generation that can even begin to compare with how this war affected that generation. Through Rogan, the American CIA agents, and the seven criminals themselves, Puzzo gives us a complex look from many angles at how different people chose to respond both to the atrocities they suffered and those they committed.
In this book, Michael Rogan was a child prodigy who put his brilliance to use for the US Intelligence services during WW2. He works with the French underground right up until DDay where he is caught, along with his newlywed French wife. Rogan is then subjected to horrible torture by seven individuals. Just minutes before Allied troops would liberate him, Rogan is shot and left for dead... but he doesn't die.
Many years later, Rogan stumbles across some information that would allow him to finally discover the identity of those seven men. He then goes on a mission of vengeance, with the goal of killing each of them in turn in the hope that finally, he would have peace.
One thing to keep in mind when reading this is that it was first written in 1967. At that time, most of the WW2 generation was still alive. There were still war crimes trials going on right into the mid-'60s. There is nothing in our generation that can even begin to compare with how this war affected that generation. Through Rogan, the American CIA agents, and the seven criminals themselves, Puzzo gives us a complex look from many angles at how different people chose to respond both to the atrocities they suffered and those they committed.
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