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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I had to read it for Film Club for work, to be honest...I have no idea what just happened. *Insert nervous laugh*
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is another entry on the 1001 Books list I can appreciate for its historical literary value but didn’t necessarily enjoy reading that much. It does move quickly, and the fact that it was originally serialized is obvious. However, Hannay is a quintessential Marty Stu and knowing he would always find a harebrained way out of any problem really lessened the tension. I’m also not a fan of spy stories (and even read the Wikipedia page after finishing to make sure I hadn’t missed anything), so I think I just was destined to not get along with this story.
I'm kind of wavering between three and four stars on this one. The entire book was ridiculous, unlikely, and faintly nonsensical; and most of it seemed to comprise of Richard Hannay running away from Germans in disguise until he meets someone who shelters him, gives him another disguise, and then runs away until he meets someone else, who shelters him and gives him a new disguise... and so on and so forth.
But.
I kind of enjoyed it anyway. It was a short, fun, quick read. 3.5 stars. Probably.
But.
I kind of enjoyed it anyway. It was a short, fun, quick read. 3.5 stars. Probably.
It only took me two weeks to finish a 100 page book! Yayyyyyy. :P
One if those books that really shows its age. I can appreciate the adventure element and importance to jump starting the spy genre, but ugh to the rest. the only reference to a “she” is a boat, colonialism and empire were viewed as positives. There was so much white wealthy European male privilege on display it didn’t sit well with me.
Fun, short thriller that really seems to be the precursor to so many spy novels. Ordinary guy who is bored out of his mind, stumbles onto a big national secret, and is promptly chased by the bad guys.
medium-paced
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No