Journal Entry 1 by seethroughfaith from Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Tuesday, January 04, 2011

#9 registered in 2011 with Turku, Capital of Culture label

Bought in Suomalainenkirjakauppa (Turku) on sale for 4e (marked down from 19e) This is a large sized paperback (450+ pages)

Child 44 is a thriller set in the terror of 1950s Stalinist Russia, a brutal regime that executed anyone who disagreed with its dogma. It proclaimed to be a perfect society. So, when a series of brutal murders take place, no one is permitted to say that these are the work of a serial killer. In a perfect society there can be no crime.

One man, Leo Demidov, a State security agent, a man who has spent his entire career arresting innocent men and women, decides to redeem himself by catching this killer. To do so, he must buck the system, risking his life and the life of everyone he loves.  

Journal Entry 2 by seethroughfaith at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Wednesday, January 12, 2011

This is a riveting read. To say I'm enjoying it is to use the wrong verb though - it is shocking, scary to read of life under Stalin ... 

Journal Entry 3 by seethroughfaith at Turku, Varsinais-Suomi Finland on Sunday, January 30, 2011

I read two books in very close succession - both set in Russia in the Stalin era. Both shocking. This one really deserves another read so for now it goes on my PC shelf - but I'd really like to get it to my friend (weighs a lot though - this is not a tiny paperback - more like an airport edition!)