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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
tense
For the 2-hr audio dramatization: excellent audio production and voice acting makes a for very tense and tightly-executed version of this story. I highly recommend this distillation of the novel.
I read this 30+ years ago and enjoyed it. I had forgotten most of it, so this was a very enjoyable read.
Harris is a reliable author. He knows history well enough so everything feels right, even during this alternative history of 1964 Europe under the Nazis.
The good cop in a bad world trope gets used a lot, but thereās a reason why itās good.
I canāt recall Harris writing a dud. Maybe I should read more of him.
Harris is a reliable author. He knows history well enough so everything feels right, even during this alternative history of 1964 Europe under the Nazis.
The good cop in a bad world trope gets used a lot, but thereās a reason why itās good.
I canāt recall Harris writing a dud. Maybe I should read more of him.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
3.5 rounded down.
The end was good and exactly what I was looking for from this book; the first-half bait-and-switch art heist dragged on for way too long and it felt kind of icky for the romance to be such a prominent part of this story. Trying to be a thriller/mystery/romance and a cutting commentary about WWII-era Germany at the same time, which is an odd combination that didnāt land quite right for me. Reminds me of something my high school history teacher would say: āThereās no difference between saying āthe Holocaust was horribleā, and āthe Holocaust was very horrible.āā Some atrocities speak for themselves, and their magnitude doesnāt really benefit from dramatization.
The end was good and exactly what I was looking for from this book; the first-half bait-and-switch art heist dragged on for way too long and it felt kind of icky for the romance to be such a prominent part of this story. Trying to be a thriller/mystery/romance and a cutting commentary about WWII-era Germany at the same time, which is an odd combination that didnāt land quite right for me. Reminds me of something my high school history teacher would say: āThereās no difference between saying āthe Holocaust was horribleā, and āthe Holocaust was very horrible.āā Some atrocities speak for themselves, and their magnitude doesnāt really benefit from dramatization.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated