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Loading... Kane and Abel (original 1979; edition 2009)by Jeffrey Archer
Work InformationKane and Abel by Jeffrey Archer (1979)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. (4.5, rounded down to 4) 'Kane and Abel' is a very clear cut novel - follows the life journeys of two people, Abel Rosnovski and William Kane, born on the same date - whose circumstances cause them to grow up drastically different, but later they clash with each other heavily - causing them to disregard everything around them for revenge. This is a marvellous piece of fiction, but as much as I want to sing this novel's praises, it lets you down at several points - for example, the character motivations of Kane and Abel, the titular characters. Even though the book describes the odysseys of Kane and Abel in excruciating detail, I still got the feeling that both could be further developed. This complaint was repeated with several characters, all of whom are described (and developed) in zero detail. The plot also slows down heavily in the last quarter of the book - the part where ideally, I should have been the most excited. Barring that, the first two parts of the novel, and the ending - are one of the best in modern dramatized fiction I've encountered so far. Will definitely be returning to Jeffrey Archer in the future. This is a book written in 1979, republished as paperback in 2009 by St Martin's press. The author makes a an allegorical tale of the biblical story of Cain and Abel. The characters are Abel, a rags-to-riches boy, and William kane, a rich to further riches boy, who are both born on the day of the San Francisco earthquake in April of 1906. I didn't really care about the characters. The first part of the book was interesting for what the rags-to-riches Abel went through in the White Russian prison camps, then his journey as he struggled to reach the United states. Meanwhile, Kane is growing up, assured of every privilege. By serendipitous events, the two men become lifelong enemies, involving everyone around them in the feud. Is contained inKane and Abel/Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less/The Prodigal Daughter/A Quiver Full of Arrows by Jeffrey Archer ContainsHas as a student's study guide
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Reading up on the author, it does seem a little striking that one of the minor characters seems to share a certain moral laxity with him. ( )