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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved this book. A proper old school spy novel. Well written and full of twists and turns right until the end!
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not bad, pretty readable. I was in the mood for another spy author after reading a Greene and a Le Carré in short succession, and Greene/Le Carré this ain't, but it does at least keep interest up to a middling degree. A lot of characters with undefined motive, and some goofy twists (especially the one at the end which snatched away what hope there was of the book leaving on a high note). Also manages to be a political thriller which doesn't really have any thoughts about politics except nazis bad, russians bad.
I might deeply disagree with authors like Frederick Forsyth politically, but at least they have a worldview and write a compelling enough story to be enthralling despite that. This felt, more than anything, deeply unexamined. The author definitely spent more time looking up boat models than thinking about why people might defect/be double agents etc. for his book entirely about that.
I might deeply disagree with authors like Frederick Forsyth politically, but at least they have a worldview and write a compelling enough story to be enthralling despite that. This felt, more than anything, deeply unexamined. The author definitely spent more time looking up boat models than thinking about why people might defect/be double agents etc. for his book entirely about that.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The plot keeps twisting and the reveals throughout the book are executed excellently.
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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:
No