Title: A chilly spellbinder portraying the decay of modern Russia
Product review: While Robert Harris performs remarkable task in bringing to life the despondency of a nation desperately trying to survive amid urban decay and civic apathy, he challenges a reader's patience while setting the scene for the chilling chase and finale. Few details escape his keen eye as a writer and, for this talent, he writes with a camera's clarity, right down to every cemented crack and rusty rivet. However,he's best at describing the all-pervasive odors, the stench of forsaken buildings, the stink of unwashed bodies and the rot of a people abandoned by events over which they have no control. Against this backdrop the plot seems incidental.
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