Child 44

Soooooo, I loved it. Child 44, by Tom Rob Smith, was captivating, gripping, intriguing, and apparently well researched. I feel like I shouldn't have loved it though... It was Dan Brown-esque (there is a central plot, but random chapters are devoted to past events/different characters in order to fill in the gaps in the reader's information). I can't shake the feeling that that isn't a very good way to write, especially when the author relies almost entirely on this technique to convey the important information. It's just too much...

But as I said, I really did love it from an entertainment point of view. And I REALLY liked the main character. You should read it.