For the first month of 2009 we will be reading a fabulous piece of fiction by a talented young American writer. The writer is David Benioff and his 2nd novel is City of Thieves, our choice for the January read. The Washington Post wrote about it: “City of Thieves is a coming-of-age story brilliantly amplified by its worn-torn backdrop. Benioff’s finest achievement in City of Thieves has been to banish all possible pretensions from his novel, which never wears its research on its sleeve, and to deliver a rough-and-tumble tale that clenches humor, savagery, and pathos squarely together on the same page.” It's a fast-paced story that will have you hooked from the first few pages with it's smart prose and manages to also educate the reader about an epic period and place in Russian history during World War II. Come share your impressions of this great read at our next book club meeting on Wednesday, January the 14th at 6:30 pm. We'll see you then.
