Beasts, Men and Gods (Paperback)

from Stbalbach

Cinematic super-hero and Western-pulp combine with Eastern mysticism made for a best-seller in 1923. Not sure I believe most of it, but as an archetype of events, it's believable. Anything is possible. I couldn't get past the American Western pulp-fiction tropes which makes it seem insincere. And...

from Chris_El

Pretty intense story. So many people died during this time of unrest in Russia. Very sad.

from repb

I began reading with great anticipation; I found it different, exotic and exciting. Then, the more I read, the more redundant it seemed to be. Soon I felt I had been reading about the same strange, angry adventures time after time. I did finish, but it was a chore. Too bizarre for me; perhaps a s...