Cambodia Noir - book review
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Cambodia Noir - book review
It's just been published - anyone seen it or read it?
Cambodia Noir
by Nick Seeley
Publication Date: March 15, 2016
Genres: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN-10: 1501106082
ISBN-13: 9781501106088
http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/cambodia-noirCAMBODIA NOIR by Nick Seeley is, in a way, the feel-good book of the year. After you read it, you will feel good about living in a developed country; maintaining sobriety (or the equivalent thereof); and having a safe, boring, predictable job. Seeley, a journalist whose past beats have included Phnom Penh, puts the reader on the street and in the jungle in this powerful debut novel. You will itch, look over your shoulder, and overreact to strange noises one-hundredfold after reading it. Naturally, I couldn’t put it down, even when I should have.
The book reads like a dark collaboration between Graham Greene and Hunter Thompson, with a dash of a coherent Williams Burroughs thrown in...
Cambodia Noir
by Nick Seeley
Publication Date: March 15, 2016
Genres: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Scribner
ISBN-10: 1501106082
ISBN-13: 9781501106088
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Re: Cambodia Noir - book review
It's an entertaining read.
Re: Cambodia Noir - book review
I’ll be honest. I did not think much of it. Apologies to the author-better than I could produce myself, but that’s it.
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Re: Cambodia Noir - book review
By coincidence, I read that last week. Not as good as Moore or Needham, but an OK read.
Re: Cambodia Noir - book review
Sounded interesting so I gave it a read. Some good parts, some totally over the top parts. Worth a look though. One passage Nick Seeley wrote, which rang a bell. He said often Khmer girls will trace magic words and symbols on their lover's skin. My gf (not young khmer, nearly 40) will often do something like that, tracing patterns on my skin with her finger, very lightly. I used to think it was affectionate, now I wonder if its some sort of Cambodian black magic. Anyone else had similar experience?
" Tried being reasonable. Didn't like it" (Clint Eastwood)
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