The Odessa File

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Summary: Great Book, Forsyth is a master
Review: This was the fourth Forsyth book I have read, and although it was not as good as the Day of the Jackal, it was still one of the best I've ever read. It was interesting, and did not have excessive amounts of violence. It was well written, except for the end.

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Summary: An historical thriller
Review: This book is both a thriller and an historical fiction about post war nazi groups. It is a bit slow but remains quite thrilling till the end.

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Summary: One of the crappiest...
Review: This is certainly one of the crappiest books I've ever read. Forsyth tries to make the story important by invoking sensationally graphic scenes from the Holocaust, but doesn't even achieve a Spielberg level of relevance. Who cares?

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Summary: Superb and Insightful.
Review: I want to be more specific and more original but I can't. All that I can say is that I absolutely loved THE ODESSA FILE. As a teenager, I usually dislike books, but this one was different and it amazed me how different.

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Summary: A great novel.
Review: What makes "The Odess File" a great novel is the elements that are not present therein. Having read many novels of this kind, I find them all very similar and somewat overdone. These are the elements that you do not find in "The Odessa File": 1.No macho American hero rescuing his brat tomboy daughter. 2.No macho Army "talk" (hell this...damn that...) 3.No nosy German-American yuppy peddling with other's nations affairs. 4.No old fashion Southern politician critizing openly and cynically current government. 5.No lesbians 6.No excess of violence and/or casualties. This novel is a break from all these elements and it really stands out form the rest. Forsyth tells a very engaging story and relies only in pure literature. The story itself is short and concise. No endless details or unseemly long character developement. The story is not "an onion" and therefore easy to read and very exciting without having to include anything lame. This novel is an example of good fiction literature!

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Summary: This book keeps you on the edge of your seat
Review: I loved this book and it kept me on the edge of my seat during the whole book. It is full of twists and turns and saves the biggest for the end.

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Summary: A great action-thriller book
Review: It's the first book of Forsyth that I have read and it' s the one that has convinced me of the skillfullness of this author.You can read his book even if you're young or old.He is able to describe the world throughout the eyes of his characters with an amazing precision.

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Summary: Amazing,extraordinary.
Review: While reading The Odessa File,get ready to face the devil named "Eduard Roschmann" and his SS comrades.The story is well researched,well put but could have a better ending.

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Summary: Interesting but...
Review: Not bad, written after his first novel, the Day of the Jackal. Applying the same formula that immortalised the book as one of the best ever written, the Odessa File is gripping and draws you into the realms of semi-fiction that Forsyth is an expert of. However, I was dissapointed with the ending. Seem more like a story from a TV soap.

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Summary: Great Book
Review: Good Stuff, not as good as The Day of the Jackal, yet one of the greatest novels i have ever read.