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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
This book is a wonderful spy novel with amazingly detailed descriptions. For instance, a pool in Helsinki is described as ‘a neoclassical gem, built in the 1920s, located several blocks from the train terminal. Copper Art Deco lamps along a balustraded mezzanine above the elegant look cast movie-set shadows on the gray marble pilasters and glimmering tile floors.’ With descriptions like that, it’s easy to see why this book was made into a movie.
To be honest... not really my type of book. It was unnecessarily gruesome and sexual at times and in my opinion only hurt the story. I could see how some people would like it... but it wasn’t my taste. I still plan to watch the movie... maybe that will be better? That’s rarely the case... but it’s possible!
I'm sure Matthews gets all the details of spycraft correct as a veteran, but besides those fascinating insights, I found the plot and the romance quite dry.
Est-ce que j'ai bien fait de commencer l'année avec un pavé d'espionnage ? Sachant qu'en plus j'avais vu le film et que j'ai donc passé mon temps à voir qu'ils avaient presque tout changé ? Apparemment c'est le tome 1 d'une trilogie mais ce sera sans moi pour la suite !
Cliff hanger!!!!!!! It was so good now I can watch the movie. I think there is a second book? I will have to look.
I grabbed this in the airport, lacking any other options for reading material. It was captivating from the first page--the characters are rich and authentic, and the story was compelling, particularly in our current political climate. It was a dense, almost technical, read, but to me, that just added to the intrigue and made it feel more real, even if it did make for a slower pace. Thoroughly enjoyable.
Can’t finish this. I hear it gets better after about 100 pages and I’ve made it to about 80. But the character of Dominika is as ridiculous as Jennifer Lawrence’s accent in the trailer. At best, it’s a male sex fantasy.