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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
Fast-paced suspenseful page-turner on the subject of terrorism. Provides some food for thought as in there is always more than one way to look at a situation. Who is the real bad guy? Some rather stark violence; implied sex. Characters could have been a bit more emotionally depicted; the novel "says" the characters are distraught over killing people, but does not exactly make you feel that.
Looking forward to reading this series from the beginning; I read Moscow Rules and was transfixed. I enjoy the author's prose
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I liked this book a lot but was disappointed by the ending. I liked Gabriel Allon the badass assassin stalking his prey. I didn't care for the nihilist Gabriel Allon moping about evil in the world and regrets about his past.
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Hate it. Any spy thriller book that begins in the first 50 pages with a description of a woman's breasts is bound to be terrible.
The characters were boring and cliché: the strong silent man who everyone is in love with, the vaguely angry and revengey other men, the other other strong angry men.
Even if I could forgive this, literally as soon as I realized the main villain was a powerful Palestinian super-terrorist I was 100% out. Seriously, a rogue Palestinian terrorist taking out Israeli officials? What a farce. What disrespect to the generations of violence Palestinians have suffered.
No thank you. Never again.
The characters were boring and cliché: the strong silent man who everyone is in love with, the vaguely angry and revengey other men, the other other strong angry men.
Even if I could forgive this, literally as soon as I realized the main villain was a powerful Palestinian super-terrorist I was 100% out. Seriously, a rogue Palestinian terrorist taking out Israeli officials? What a farce. What disrespect to the generations of violence Palestinians have suffered.
No thank you. Never again.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Although this book started a bit slow for me, I came back to it to give it another chance on the recommendation of my brother. Glad I did, as it was a fast-paced, thrilling spy book, of the genre that I really enjoy. I will definitely read more Daniel Silva books in the future.
In the name of country, protect at all costs. Use who and what you need, cover your tracks no matter what, erase all traces of who and what you are and any who know the truth.
Very, very good start to a series, story and character development is top notch.
Very, very good start to a series, story and character development is top notch.