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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. A pretty solid thriller. The action doesn't really begin until about half was through the book. The first half, where the chapters alternate between the story of Levy/Babe, a fairly ordinary college student and aspiring marathon runner; and Scylla, a spy/assassin, did a good job of establishing character. Once the two stories collide, the tension doesn't ease off until the last page. Definitely an entertaining read, if occasionally a little predictable. If you want an unchallenging page-turner this is definitely recommended, but I wouldn't consider it brain-food. (  ) WoodsieGirl | Sep 6, 2009 |  Sort of the same subject matter as "The Odessa File" and "Boys From Brazil". The plot isn't as good as either of those, but still quite entertaining. (  ) 5hrdrive | Feb 17, 2009 | 2744 Marathon Man, by William Goldman (read 14 May 1995) This is a book of much violence and much suspense. Thomas Babington Levy is 25, a history student at Columbia, who runs. His brother, Doc, is a man who does jobs, and is killed. The violence is too strong and right does not come to a clean triumph, so I did not like the story too much--but it is a page turner. I could read more by Goldman [but so far (2008) I have not]. (  ) Schmerguls | Mar 4, 2008 |   lacenaire | Sep 4, 2006 | Not a fan. For a thriller, I would say this is too overblown, and it is not quite far enough to the other type of writing to get a good horror book, either. The bad guy being a killer dentist is close to that end of the spectrum, it would seem. Then there is a bit much of the whole running, running, running, theme throughout. http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2007/03... ( ) bluetyson | Apr 19, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345439724, Paperback)William Goldman's remarkable career spans more than five decades, and his credentials run the gamut from bestselling novelist to Oscar-winning screenwriter to Hollywood raconteur. He's beloved by millions of readers as the author of the classic comic-romantic fantasy The Princess Bride. And he's notorious for creating the most harrowing visit to the dentist in literary and cinematic history--in one of the seminal thrillers of the twentieth century. . . .MARATHON MAN Tom "Babe" Levy is a runner in every sense: racing tirelessly toward his goals of athletic and academic excellence--and endlessly away from the specter of his famous father's scandal-driven suicide. But an unexpected visit from his beloved older brother will set in motion a chain of events that plunge Babe into a vortex of terror, treachery, and murder--and force him into a race for his life . . . and for the answer to the fateful question, "Is it safe?" (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:54 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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