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shareen17's review
3.0
This is such a fascinating true story of how a British MI6 agent got away with being a double-agent for the Soviet Union for so many years. I'd probably rate it four stars if I had read it instead of listened to it. The reader was good but it was too detailed of a story for me to keep track of on audiobook - I'm more of a visual learner for anything involving a lot of detail.
sunrays118's review
4.0
On page 8 I was left asking, 'what the hell am I reading??'
This book is something else. I have never been so completely taken aback by a book in my life. With appearances by Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, songs played by orchestras to announce spies, a woman who injects herself with urine, the drummer of the Police, jobs as spies handed off to anyone, triple spies, and a pet fox, each chapter, ever page is filled with some absolutely incredible addition to this saga.
The writing is not remarkable by any stretch, it is dry and without flair. The book has no true narrative flow and no voice. There isn't much in terms of color or wit. Instead, the book is a collection of insane and improbable facts. But I believe that is all this book could be. With the amount of insanity that is told here, with the amazingness of the events shared, there simply isn't room for anything but a dry retelling of facts - and it is enough to be astounding.
I highly recommend reading this book. I have never been as horrified, impressed, confused and bewilder in all my time. This was something else.
(Final thought: the afterword by John LeCarré was not worth reading.)
This book is something else. I have never been so completely taken aback by a book in my life. With appearances by Ian Fleming, Graham Greene, songs played by orchestras to announce spies, a woman who injects herself with urine, the drummer of the Police, jobs as spies handed off to anyone, triple spies, and a pet fox, each chapter, ever page is filled with some absolutely incredible addition to this saga.
The writing is not remarkable by any stretch, it is dry and without flair. The book has no true narrative flow and no voice. There isn't much in terms of color or wit. Instead, the book is a collection of insane and improbable facts. But I believe that is all this book could be. With the amount of insanity that is told here, with the amazingness of the events shared, there simply isn't room for anything but a dry retelling of facts - and it is enough to be astounding.
I highly recommend reading this book. I have never been as horrified, impressed, confused and bewilder in all my time. This was something else.
(Final thought: the afterword by John LeCarré was not worth reading.)
aberdeenwaters's review
5.0
Pretty mind-blowing story. I liked how brisk it was and stuck to the facts at hand. I imagine with a case like this, many of the details are classified, but throughout reading this, I couldn't believe what was happening. Crazy story.