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Title: Lie Down With Lions by Ken Follett ISBN: 0-451-16350-8 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: June, 1994 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.96 (24 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Afghanis vs. Soviets - A Super Suspense-Thriller + Romance!
Comment: The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan began on Christmas Eve 1979. The inhabitants of this geographically isolated land, rose up to defend their country. They armed themselves with whatever was on hand, gathered into loose formations and began to attack and sabotage the Soviet Union's personnel, installations, depots and transports with any available weapons. Scattered guerrilla bands, with fierce pride, and a tremendous ability to endure, fought against the far superior and more numerous Soviet forces and sophisticated weaponry.
"Lie Down With Lions" opens in Paris in 1981. John Ellis, an American CIA agent, is working undercover and living with a politically active Englishwoman, the sensual, lovely Jane Lambert, who he plans on proposing marriage to as soon as he completes his assignment. Jean-Pierre Debout, a French doctor and member of the Communist Party, is going to Afghanistan, ostensibly to provide medical assistance to the rebel forces fighting against the Soviets. He has, however, another agenda. Jean-Pierre also loves Jane and wants her to accompany him to Afghanistan as his nurse-assistant. Ellis, after capturing an important KGB agent, is exposed as CIA. Jane leaves him in disgust, not only because of his job, but because he lied to her.
The Valley of Five Lions, a place of ancient legend, lies deep in the Afghan mountains, far removed from civilization. Jane and her husband, Jean Pierre have been working here, in a rebel village, for a year. They minister to the local inhabitants, who have never seen a doctor before, and patch together and stitch-up the wounded warriors. An American visits the valley with an important message for Masud, a famous and effective guerrilla leader, from the White House. The messenger is John Ellis. A terrible treachery is discovered, shortly after he arrives. A nightmare flight with the Soviets in pursuit occurs, across the Hindu Kush, leading to an extraordinarily suspenseful confrontation. The action here is unbelievable with Ken Follett, the master of the suspense-thriller, at his best.
As usual, Follett's narrative is riveting and the action intense. His characters are well drawn and believable, with all their complexities and conflicts. There are so few novels written about Afghanistan, especially during this important period in history, and that makes "Lie Down With Lions" all the more worthwhile a read.
P.S. Yes, there is also an amazingly erotic, and well written sex scene.
Rating: 3
Summary: cut to the chase
Comment: this is one of the dumbest novels i have ever read but it has one of the most explosive sex scenes in the history of writing. the protagonists lie down in grass under the moon and make out marvellously and the author's descriptions are superbly graphic, intensely erotic and unabashedly provocative. this one scene is worth the price of admission. read this scene and unwind afer the worst day you've ever had at the office.
Rating: 2
Summary: An electrifying, thrilling... SEEDY ROMANCE NOVEL?!
Comment: Sure, the plot clips along (read the other reviews for voluptuous praise of that point) but Lie Down With Lions is a romance novel in an action novel's clothing.
In the greatest tradition of WEB Griffin, Follett insists on beating his audience over the head with the torrid affairs of his characters. How does comparing the lovemaking styles of the male points in a "love" triangle advance the plot? The simple answer: it doesn't, but it seemed to have tittilated Follett or his editors... or his accountants. It's understandable that realistic characters will ultimately be sexual beings, but it's difficult appreciate CHEAP sex thrust meaninglessly into the heart of a novel. Maybe its a sign of the times. In any case, it seemed like a really cheesy obsession of his.
Another point: the characters are so polarized into black-and-white, good and bad, that they feel like newsprint. Given, this book was written in the 80s, when the Cold War was still raging, but as Sting so aptly recognized, "Russians love their children, too". If you're going to write a novel, why not make your villians human? (Thankfully, not every Follett book reads this way.)
Lie Down With Lions does not come recommended as your introduction to the work of Ken Follett.
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Title: Triple by Ken Follett ISBN: 0451163540 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: January, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Key to Rebecca by Ken Follett ISBN: 0451163494 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: September, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: A Dangerous Fortune by Ken Follett ISBN: 0440217490 Publisher: Island Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Eye of the Needle by Ken Follett ISBN: 0380733358 Publisher: Avon Pub. Date: 01 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett ISBN: 0451166892 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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