Friday, September 28, 2012

Kane and Abel

KANE AND ABEL
Jeffery Archer


Like only the best novels do, Kane & Abel has left me feeling a little down after reading the last page.  That feeling is not from anything in the story, but rather because it is over.

This novel was a departure for me from the type of novels I usually read.  I knew very quickly--maybe a quarter of the way through--that it was going to be one of the best novels I had ever read.  I remember reading some of the reviews when I was trying to decide if I wanted to read it, and was surprised by how many people said it was the best novel they had ever read. 

I wish I could give this novel six stars, and the fact that I can only give it five, makes me want to take a star away from everything else I've read, with the exception of a few.  I don't know about Mr. Archer's other novels (this is the only one I have read), but his writing, at least in this novel, is on par with the great Robert McCammon (my favorite author).

I can't recommend this novel highly enough, even if it's outside the genres you normally read, because it definitely was for me.  Here's the Amazon LINK.

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