Review: Powerful narrative
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 30, 2014
This is a very well written novel. Marten-Zerf has a unique sort of choppy style, a little similar to Peter Temple. There are no extraneous scenes or lines…he really pares the story down to its bare bones and, as a result, it is an absolute powerhouse of a novel. Hemmingway springs to mind – a man who is not only a writer but who was also involved in the war himself. It is plainly obvious that the characters are real and, indeed, that the main character is based on the author to some extent. I would like to add that I would not class this book strictly as a thriller (although it has elements of that genre). To me it is more an action/political novel and, might even be classed as literary fiction as opposed to genre fiction. Be that as it may, The Broken Men receives my highest recommendation - do not miss out on this phenomenal novel.