Impressions: A Prisoner of Birth
Jeffrey Archer really outdid himself this time. I didn’t want to belittle such great writing by reviewing it. Just one word: Unputdownable. John Grisham fans would be surprised to see how well Archer handles the courtroom scenes.
This is the probably the fastest I have finished a book: 7 Hours. I really mean it, once you start reading there is no way you can put it down without finishing it.
A modern day rendition of Dumas’s classic The count of Monte Cristo, the story tells the tale of a man wrongly accused of the murder of his best friend and how he escapes from prison to have his revenge. The way Archer developed the plot to have Danny Cartwright, the protagonist, escape prison is quite ingenious (though he does stretch the envelope a bit). Damn good story telling and it never drags a bit.
I had the good fortune of getting the book signed by Archer himself when he was on a tour of India last week. And I am glad that of all his books, I got this one signed.
Get it. You wont regret it.
CW Rating: 5/5
Happy Reading,
Alex
