Misjonarze z Dywanowa Szeregowy Leńczyk na misji w Iraku Część III. Honkey (Book)

The “missionaries” of the title are soldiers serving on Polish deployments, while the homely-sounding Dywanowo is their Polish nickname for the base in Diwaniyah. The opening is already surprising, showing how chance can upset even the most carefully laid plans. As in Švejk, things are funny, but never entirely so. The main character, Private Piotr Leńczyk, inspires something between delight and alarm.
My thoughts on Leńczyk’s third outing…
I have only just finished reading it, and I feel strangely satisfied. Unfortunately, in trilogies of every kind it sometimes happens, more often than not, that the first part delights us with a fresh perspective, the second reaches a peak of perfection, and the third simply cashes in on the success of its predecessors.
Here, I would venture to say, the opposite has happened. In my humble opinion, the third part is the BEST of them all. And I hope the author will not stop at three 😉
Above all, there is action, and enough suspense to keep you hooked despite the book’s length. At last, something is happening across the story as a whole: a thread of action and intrigue runs through the entire work. Secondly, it is by far the best written. I am not saying the earlier books were badly written, but here you can see a master’s touch, command of the craft and a feel for both the delicate subject matter and the harsh realities. Finally, the main character undergoes a transformation. He is no longer merely a “Švejk”; he has become a “good soldier”, in the best possible sense.