The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth; a book review by Endre Barath, Jr.

The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth; a book review by Endre Barath, Jr.

 Those of you who regularly read my posts already know that over the past couple of months now, my evening routine has significantly changed. Instead of being on social media, I’m now back to reading books, many of which have been in my possession for decades on my To Be Read shelf – otherwise known as TBR, at least on Goodreads.

Hence, having just finished reading The Dogs of War, Frederick Forsyth’s third novel, I was inspired to immediately read The Day of the Jackal. Keep in mind, this book was published in 1971 and I am a proud owner of a first edition of this book.

Interestingly, I saw the movie of the same name when it was first released, around the 1973/1974-time frame. The scene that was etched in my memory was the moment of the assassination attempt on then President Charles de Gaulle, there was nothing else I could recall from the movie as it was very many years ago. Hence reading the book it was still a page turner as  I kept waiting for the end without expecting a different result.  Without giving any spoiler away, everyone knows that de Gaulle survived the assassination attempt and died instead from old age.  Even knowing that, it was still a great read.

The eerie similarity of this even reminded me of the more recent assassination attempt on President Trump, it was Deja Vu for me. In the back of my mind, I kept wondering was it coincidence or was it just an eerie similarity?

The book is a page turner, and Frederick Forsyth writes as if the events were historically transposed word-for-word; one easily forgets that this is his first novel and pretty accurate to the events he described. If you have not read this book and love action-packed fiction, this one is for you.

I am now halfway through Forsyth’s second novel (The Odessa File) as I write this book review. If you have never read a book by Frederick Forsyth, it is not too late to start one now.  Any that I have mentioned here would be a great choice!

Happy reading!

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