A propulsive, relentless page-turner.
A terrifying evocation of a paranoid world where no one can be trusted.
A surprising, unexpected story of love and family, of hope and resilience.
CHILD 44 is a thriller unlike any you have ever read.
"There is no crime."
Stalin's Soviet Union strives to be a paradise for its workers, providing for all of their needs. One of its fundamental pillars is that its citizens live free from the fear of ordinary crime and criminals.
But in this society, millions do live in fear . . . of the State. Death is a whisper away. The mere suspicion of ideological disloyalty-owning a book from the decadent West, the wrong word at the wrong time-sends millions of innocents into the Gulags or to their executions. Defending the system from its citizens is the MGB, the State Security Force. And no MGB officer is more courageous, conscientious, or idealistic than Leo Demidov.
A war hero with a beautiful wife, Leo lives in relative luxury in Moscow , even providing a decent apartment for his parents. His only ambition has been to serve his country. For this greater good, he has arrested and interrogated.
Then the impossible happens. A different kind of criminal-a murderer-is on the loose, killing at will. At the same time, Leo finds himself demoted and denounced by his enemies, his world turned upside down, and every belief he's ever held shattered. The only way to save his life and the lives of his family is to uncover this criminal. But in a society that is officially paradise, it's a crime against the State to suggest that a murderer-much less a serial killer-is in their midst. Exiled from his home, with only his wife, Raisa, remaining at his side, Leo must confront the vast resources and reach of the MBG to find and stop a criminal that the State won't admit even exists.
Tom Rob Smith graduated from Cambridge in 2001 and lives in London . Child 44 is his first novel.
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从头到尾,这本书成功地营造了一种“宿命感”,但更令人着迷的是,主角从未完全屈服于这种宿命。他像一粒顽强的种子,在最贫瘠的土壤中努力向上生长,即便伤痕累累。这种对“希望”的刻画,是如此的微小,以至于当你察觉到它时,会有一种近乎颤抖的感动。它不是那种大张旗鼓的英雄主义,而是更贴近真实的——是基于深思熟虑的牺牲,是为了一丝微光而付出的巨大代价。书中的配角群像也塑造得非常立体,他们各自的挣扎和选择,共同构成了那个时代复杂的人性图谱。看完结局,我没有那种“一切尘埃落定”的释然感,反而留下了一种更深层次的思考:在这样的体系下,真正的胜利究竟是什么?这本书的后劲太大了,值得反复回味和深思。
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评分我得说,作者对于那个特定历史背景下的社会肌理的描摹,达到了近乎残酷的真实感。那种无所不在的监控、人人自危的生存状态,被描绘得淋漓尽致,让你感觉空气都是凝固的。这本书的厉害之处在于,它把宏大的时代背景,巧妙地融入到了每一个普通人的微观命运之中。主角的每一次行动,不仅仅是关乎个人的安危,更像是对整个僵化体制的一次无声的挑战。我特别欣赏作者对于道德模糊地带的探讨。在那个环境下,什么是“对”,什么是“错”,界限是如此的模糊不清,很多时候,为了生存而做出的妥协,本身就构成了一种新的悲剧。这种对“灰色地带”的深刻洞察,让这本书的内涵远远超出了普通情节小说的范畴,它更像是一面镜子,映照出权力与良知之间的永恒拉锯战。
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