Brian Plunkett reviewed Eastbound by Maylis De Kerangal
In this swirling, gripping tale, a young Russian conscript and a French woman come together …
Eastbound
4 stars
(Read in 2023) A fast and tense read. Poetic and sometimes dreamlike. I enjoyed the shifts between the characters' points of view and also the Siberian setting, especially the contrast between the claustrophobic train and the expanse through which they are passing.