A review by isd
Bomber by Len Deighton
4.0
Apparently I read Bomber the first time seven years ago, I had forgotten just about everything, which was a good thing considering a re-read.
Still, Bomber's a very interesting, captivating story told from many points of view: soldiers, civilians, axis and allies, active participants and those who're on the sidelines. Personally I enjoyed the human side maybe even more than the tech detail parts, which were also wonderful.
Once again I'm not going to go into any sort of a deep (or shallow for that matter) analysis, there are people who are into that. I'm just going to declare that Bomber is great, but definitely not a happy read. Which is more than reasonable, considering what goes on in a book about the carpet bombings of German cities and whatnot.
Still, Bomber's a very interesting, captivating story told from many points of view: soldiers, civilians, axis and allies, active participants and those who're on the sidelines. Personally I enjoyed the human side maybe even more than the tech detail parts, which were also wonderful.
Once again I'm not going to go into any sort of a deep (or shallow for that matter) analysis, there are people who are into that. I'm just going to declare that Bomber is great, but definitely not a happy read. Which is more than reasonable, considering what goes on in a book about the carpet bombings of German cities and whatnot.