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5.0 out of 5 stars a brilliant political novel, 18 Oct 2002

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This review is from: Arrival and Departure (Vintage Classics) (Paperback)

I first read this book about two years ago and have re-read it several times since. I read the trilogy (Gladiators, Darkness at Noon, Arrrival and Departure) in order and so did this one last and it's the best of the three.
the best thing about it is the way that it pulls apart what drives people to hold certain political views, getting beyond whether they think a certain political philosophy has the correct answers into what psychological factors are at play. why do many people on the Left come from relatively good background when the project of the Left is to improve the lot of the poor and disenfranchised?
it ends with the main character aware that non-political indidents have formed his political outlook, and that his views are as much about his character as about whether he believes in the communist ideology, but he decides in any case that some things are worth fighting for.
well worth reading whether you are political or not if you're interested in what makes political types tick.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have ever read, 29 April 2001

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This review is from: Arrival and Departure (Vintage Classics) (Paperback)

Arthur Koestler has had some bad press - but he remains one of the political writers of the post war period. This book is revolves around the breakdown and recovery of an 'ex' communist. The plot sounds dull - but the way the book is written captured my imagination. I would recommend this to anyone who loves Orwell or Huxley.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Impressive piece of writing, 28 Oct 2007

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This review is from: Arrival and Departure (Twentieth Century Classics) (Paperback)

An interesting novel written and set during the second world war, focusing on the character Peter Slavek who is a Communist rebel who has been tortured by the Nazi-supporting authorities in a nameless East European country and is now in a nameless neutral country. There is in fact no naming of countries and political movements in the novel; it is all done through allusion and the focus is not on political events but on the moral dilemmas faced by Peter as he grapples about whether to flee to safety in America or join the British army and how he tries to come to terms with the physical and mental tortures he has suffered. A bit harrowing in the middle section, but a good read by a gifted writer.

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