The Torqued Man
Peter Mann
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
The Torqued Man
Peter Mann
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
Rave
Positive
Mixed
Pan
The two stories contained within the World War II spy thriller The Torqued Man, by Peter Mann, fit together like the teeth of a zipper, one atop the other, until the whole thing is satisfyingly pulled into place.
This clever, profane debut takes the well-worn trope of not-actually-Nazis and presents readers with a witty but also meditative look at the nature of self-belief and resistance and what it means to turn yourself inside out in order to survive. When, The Torqued Man asks, does the imperative to self-protect necessarily turn, if at all, into a call to selflessness in order to protect a greater vision of humanity? The bookending communiques of the officers in charge of the manuscripts serve to bracingly underscore the idea that we build our own legends, even as the rest of the book encourages us to strive to be better, to make smart, informed choices, and to fight fascism as and when we can..
Mann seamlessly intertwines two narratives to describe some of the same events from their wildly differing perspectives.
... colorful if drawn-out.