- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Corgi (3 July 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552771414
- ISBN-13: 978-0552771412
- Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.8 x 19.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 245,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Time for a trip to District 8 in the heart of Bangkok’s sex district ... outrageous yet bizarrely tender.’
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'... A cracking exotic read.'
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First, I'm no great crime novel/thriller reader. However, for me the plot frankly was a minor attraction, I very much enjoyed this book for all sorts of other reasons.
The characters are interesting, unique in my experience. The picture of Thai life & culture, & of Buddhist belief, is (particularly to someone previously largely ignorant of these things) fascinating.
Does the book deal in stereotypes? No, I don't think so. Some of the characters appear stereotypical when you first meet them, yes, particularly the "tormented US spy", but, they don't conform for long, they have their own subtleties. Most are complicated, if not downright strange.
As to its authenticity, it certainly appeared very true to life to me. I've never visited Thailand, & others have offered opinions on how close to reality it is. For my part I'll say that nowhere did anything strike me as unbelievable, or false, quite the contrary.
This is my first & probably only review by the way, so I'll finish by saying it is shocking in places, amusing in others, informative, & overall quite wonderful.
The characters are interesting, unique in my experience. The picture of Thai life & culture, & of Buddhist belief, is (particularly to someone previously largely ignorant of these things) fascinating.
Does the book deal in stereotypes? No, I don't think so. Some of the characters appear stereotypical when you first meet them, yes, particularly the "tormented US spy", but, they don't conform for long, they have their own subtleties. Most are complicated, if not downright strange.
As to its authenticity, it certainly appeared very true to life to me. I've never visited Thailand, & others have offered opinions on how close to reality it is. For my part I'll say that nowhere did anything strike me as unbelievable, or false, quite the contrary.
This is my first & probably only review by the way, so I'll finish by saying it is shocking in places, amusing in others, informative, & overall quite wonderful.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Complicated, as I am sure it was meant to be, but it seems that the author lost the plot along the line and the ending was very rushed. Obviously research has been done and I am sure that there is plenty of villainy between Police and Army. However, for a book like this, which requires attention to detail, it was disarming to hear of '747's flying into the Twin Towers relatively early in the book; A strange slip, which gave a bit of uneasiness about how well the rest was thought through.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Beautfully written, but the story is unbelievable, and as a frequent visitor to Thailand I can see that Burdett has not done his research. Bangkok Eight was better.
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Entertaining
Slightly different from the usual run of the mill crime fiction. It is a bit flawed though.
There is quite a lot of local flavour in the writing and it does give the reader... Read more
There is quite a lot of local flavour in the writing and it does give the reader... Read more
Published 18 months ago by The Emperor
Brilliant second novel
Following Bangkok 8, this sequel is full of the beautifully written underbelly of Thailand and its people. A real thriller with twists and turns along the way. Read more
Published 21 months ago by PeteTheFeet
Not just local colour
Unlike "Bangkok 8", which I instantly loved, Burdett's second book took a little while to grow on me, and it was only recently, when reading it for the second time, that I really... Read more
Published on 13 April 2010 by John Fletcher
He has either no idea or is distorting the truth
I love to read novels that realistically describe the world as seen through the eyes of the Oriental peoples. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by Printul Noptilor
Well worth reading
Neither a 5 star or a 1 star for me. Generally well written. I'm not sure about the plot but I don't know the Far Easy as well as John Burdett, but some interesting observations... Read more
Published on 9 Jan 2009 by JSH
Eastern Promise
My first John Burdett 'Bangkok' novel (the author's second), but it won't be my last. Deft, believable characterisation, breakneck pacing, and richly evocative time and place -... Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2008 by Mr. Warren M. Fisher
A sequel which works, just
I was so looking forward to reading this sequel, and as I write I have ordered the third book and pant for its arrival. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2007 by Mr. Michael Round
So rubbish it's almost worth reading
The sleeve of this book is laden with reviews from respectable newspapers that heap praise and critical acclaim upon Bangkok Tattoo. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2006 by Pete
Bangkok Revisited
Having read and enjoyed the authors first novel "Bangkok 8" was a little disappointed by this follow up book as it didn't seem to live up to "Bangkok 8". Read more
Published on 20 July 2005
One Night in Bangkok!
Picked Bangkok 8 and Tattoo up before a recent three day weekend getaway and am I glad I did! What great Irony, cynicism, mystery, all wrapped up in the twisted world of Bangkok's... Read more
Published on 19 May 2005 by "greenhornet27"
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