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woofie98's review
Too slow and didn't grab me enough to start savouring a return to the book. It was a chore to read.
toadalvin's review
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
m_bbooks's review
adventurous
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
duparker's review
3.0
3.5 stars. Overall very engaging and enjoyable book. Oddly I just read a nonfiction book about Warner von Braun so it was a little interesting to have a character version of him in this book as well. Overall the plot was clear and I liked that it was succinct. I also enjoyed that there was no real huge event rather it was more of a day in life type of book. Sure there is a build-up, a main event and a culmination, but the book flows in a low stress way.
lisainbookland's review
dark
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Great thriller and interesting in that it followed a WAAF doing calculations and a Nazi engineer working in rockets, in Belgium and occupied Holland respectively. I must read more Robert Harris!
bibliomaniac2021's review
adventurous
dark
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
krobart's review against another edition
3.0
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2021/07/23/review-1696-v2/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2021/07/23/review-1696-v2/
clonimhuiri's review against another edition
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
This historical fiction novel is set during World War Two, focusing on the V2 rockets targeting London and the efforts to stop them. Like all of Harris’s books, it’s extremely well-researched, and fact and fiction are woven together seamlessly to create the narrative.
I particularly liked the fact that the novel switched between two main characters - one a German rocket engineer, one a member of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force in the UK - showing the effect each character’s work and actions had on the other to drive the story on.
At times the narrative called for some technical explanation, but this never gets in the way of the plot or the reader’s engagement with the story. Definitely a recommended read for anyone interested in historical fiction.