Reviews for The Tragedy of the Korosko

The average rating for The Tragedy of the Korosko based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-05-11 00:00:00 Jim Jordan I love the language in this book regardless of what some may see as the imperial prejudices in the plot. A party of European tourists is kidnapped by malevolent Dervishes who will kill them unless they convert to Islam. What stands out for me is the skill with which Conan Doyle sketches the tourists so that each is distinctive and memorable. The descriptions of the camels trekking across the desert are also beautifully done and raise the novel above the level of a simply thrilling adventure story, which it also is.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-08-10 00:00:00 Leonard Norris Wow, so far I can recommend this to everyone. It is entirely timely for us today as well as a great adventure just for the heck of it. Having finished, I have two complaints, because readers are just that way sometimes: 1- Doyle has this formula in every book of his I can remember reading. It involves the splitting up of a company of heroes in such a way that it appears that they will never see one another again. Well, it showed up in this book, and as soon as I read it, I knew the entire rest of the book even more than I had already known going in at the beginning. I mean, I knew it in a weary dreary way. I started scanning somewhere at that point. 2- Even the sunsets are an adventure, their exotic colors and beauty in the midst of sudden death and Arabs on snorting camels, I mean, the adventure level got to me at times. Over all, I enjoyed the book. His descriptions did get to me sometimes, but at other times they really made me feel as if I were in the desert, or bouncing along on the top of a camel. No author can play this with consistent precision. Words fly away from us, but in the meantime, they make the sun glow softly through their wings, so it's all right. I absolutely was amazed by the discussion in the beginning of the book between the Englishman and the American, discussing their places in the world of politics, war, and as global police forces. The Englishman warned the American about how it feels to have to face this, and says that soon it will be the responsibility of America to do the same, whether they want to or not. I also loved the many references to prayer. The characters knelt and offered their entire hearts and souls. They did it several times. It was moving. At the end they have a spiritual discussion which wrapped up the emotions of the book very sweetly and concisely. I really, really liked that.