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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
Marie, a black FBI agent, becomes an undercover agent in Burkina Faso. The book explores a person’s allegiance to her country or her ideals.
The ending leaves you wondering if the author is planning a sequel...I hope so! I thought she did a good job of weaving historical events with Marie's story. Not your typical spy story.
I really wanted to like this book. It starts off with a heart-in-your-throat type of event, but quickly fizzled into a long, droning narrative where not a lot happens. After reading reviews, I stuck with it, and it does pick up again in the final 80 or so pages but I found the ending predictable. The writing style is also odd - she's writing a journal to her sons and she bounces back and forth from "you would know him from school," to first-person dialogue. It made things a little confusing at times.
I understand lots of people love this book; it just wasn't my thing.
I understand lots of people love this book; it just wasn't my thing.
Really interesting book, definitely kept me engaged. A bit eye opening for me in unexpected ways... I will probably look for more books written by this author.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took me some time to adjust to the format--a journal written to her sons--but by the end of the book, Wilkinson had convinced me that was the right format.
Also, it's the kind of book that taught me something I didn't know about recent history, which I really appreciate.
Also, it's the kind of book that taught me something I didn't know about recent history, which I really appreciate.
Great read - takes a different perspective to this genre than any other I’ve read before, and ends up saying quite a bit in between the lines. Nuanced and subtle, historically poignant and pertinent to today, and also a smooth and pleasant read.
This book reminded me of le Carré: a cynical, deeply backgrounded, feels-like-truth view of the spy business. Well, perhaps a little bit more upbeat and optimistic in that it did not leave me thoroughly depressed liked le Carré's books.