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The War Reporter by Martin Fletcher

The War Reporter

by Martin Fletcher

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  • Oct 2015, 320 pages
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Lani S. (Narberth, PA)

A Serbian thriller
Martin Fletcher is an inveterate foreign correspondent who brings his probing skills into this interesting fictional work .Tom Layne is an American journalist who has returned to the Balkan region after being captured and detained 10 years prior along with his translator Nina. Both suffer PTSD and although they have a romantic kindling, they do not contact each other during this interval. When he goes back to pursue a documentary film project, he rekindles his relationship and finds that both of them have become targets by forces that do not want them to find the whereabouts of Ratko Mladic,who was responsiblemore
Barb (Mount Joy, PA)

Thriller but short on character development
I wanted this to be a 5 star book. The subject matter was riveting. The action was thrilling. The characterization came up short particularly at the end where everything was wrapped up a bit quickly for them. Yes they did help each deal with the aftermath of terror but moving on to the next phase seemed a bit out of character with how they expressed themselves through the book. I'm still glad I read it and the book would make an interesting book club discussion.
Nancy H. (Eagan, MN)

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I enjoyed reading this book very much. It was outside what I normally would pick up. I found the subject very interesting. I sometimes got a little confused with the politics involved. Tom and Nina were very likeable characters and I would like to read more about them. I feel both men and women would like to read this book. It might be good for some book groups, especially if you have both sexes, there are not a lot for books that appeal to both. I will read more from this author.
Lorraine R. (Southampton, NY)

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The war in Bosnia and Serbia was difficult to understand and still seems a tragedy today. The main character, Tom Layne, returns to this part of the world after 15 years to make sense of what happened there on the pretense of making a documentary about a war criminal. Hopefully not all journalists are as self-centered as his character is. I was disappointed in this story, mainly because of his character. It was difficult to see how time after time he put his obsession before the lives of those he claimed to love. This is not a novel I would recommend. The angst of the journalist was tiring.
The novel was a disappointment.
Nancy O. (Hobe Sound, FL)

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Obviously people reading this book are loving it, but sadly, that just wasn't the case with me. Overall, I'd give it a rating of okay, but I would recommend it to readers of political thrillers.

There are a number of things I did like about this book, but heading the list is Nina's reflections about the journalists covering the war. As she notes, while her life, and those of her friends, in Bosnia were falling apart, "collapsing around us," for the reporters it was just "one great story after another." Now there's food for thought. In fact, the best parts of this novel were the scenes in Bosnia in part one.more
Barbara E. (Rockville, MD)

Tedious and trite
I disliked this book and its extraordinarily self-centered protagonist. Tom Layne will stop at nothing, including repeatedly endangering those he professes to care about, all in the pursuit of his news story. He lacks a moral center but in a truly contrived ending, is redeemed on the last page of the book. I did not find the narrative thrilling, nor did I find it particularly well-written. I cannot recommend this book.
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