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The Laughing Monsters
- A Novel
- Lu par : Scott Shepherd
- Durée : 6 h et 3 min
- Catégories : Policier, thrillers et œuvres à suspense, Policier

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A post-9/11 literary spy thriller from the National Book Award-winning author of Tree of Smoke.
Roland Nair calls himself Scandinavian, but travels on a U.S. passport. After 10 years' absence, he returns to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, to reunite with his friend Michael Adriko. They once made a lot of money here during the country's civil war, and, curious to see whether good luck will strike twice in the same place, Nair allows himself to be drawn back to a region he considers hopeless.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08/02/2015
Good
Very Graham Greene; this would be a good follow up to "the quiet american, " by the same. I found the main character to be similar, but too respectable. Its quick though, and fun, so definitely give it a shot. The narration is strong.
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- Christian Yetter
- 04/03/2016
One Man's Self-Designed Heart of Darkness
Brilliantly written, wonderful (as they are unlikeable) characters. Reads as a hellish travelogue. It's a pseudo-spy novel, more interested in self loathing than in byzantine plot devices.
I think some people might be put off by some of the politics expressed in the piece, but I think Johnson (and the piece) draw a distinction between what the protagonist (and perspective-character) wants/thinks and what the world is. It was a clear deliniation for me, at least-- don't need to launch into a whole dang thinkpiece here in the reviews.
Very good piece, as you'd expect from Denis Johnson (the only reason it's 4 instead of 5 stars is because I'm not in love with the very tail-end. I expect this may be a taste thing though).
Scott Shepherd's performance is fantastic. Acted just enough to be evocative without being distracting (and acted incredibly well, too). Just damn great.
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- R. G. Shalhoub
- 13/06/2018
Not for the faint of heart
Denis Johnson (RIP) is a great writer...brilliant story teller presents a pain of rogue spies...in the Congo...bouncing around in danger that you can taste and smell...Has the requisite ultra-v going much of the time but paints some characters that one can care about...and feel for...if that makes any sense. Anyway...if you don't like it...return it. I liked the book and the reader.
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- Nirvana Naturals
- 02/06/2015
Great book, annoying 'voices'
The book was great. Exciting journey through Africa. Amazing writing. Relevant to today's American security/secrecy debates. My only complaint is the narrator did the obnoxious voices for all the characters. Some of the voices made no sense. One main character, a Congolese man raised in Africa, had this ridiculous Sean Connery swashbuckler accent. I would think this company would be better off instructing there narrators to read voices in their normal reading voice and let the listener fill in the blank, so to speak.
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- Edward P.
- 15/03/2015
Waste of time
I felt like I was drugged listening to this book. Still working to figure it out. I read a review in a magazine and picked it up but that was a miss. 6 hours now gone
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