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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
I read a number of the Hannity series quite a few years ago and, although they are fun and readable, they bear the stigma of blatant unashamed disgusting racism and antisemitism of the author’s era, so often found in British writing of that day. But then so does Agatha Christie.
Fun novel - a classic of the spy genre, with the usual dangerous escapades and death-defying heroics for the love of Britain.
interesting because it basically kickstarted a genre, but people have done that genre better since
adventurous
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
No
adventurous
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
fast-paced
This book had such potential, and I know it is a staple in classic spy/thriller novels but looking back it’s hard to see why.
Convenient narrative and plot armour almost constantly resolving every issue the character may come across, in ways that would be literally impossible. The book begins with the character allowing a stranger to stay in his house for days, who just happens to be a spy and trusts him implicitly(?)
The author has an eye for character writing and this is the sole reason I enjoyed this book, despite several of the descriptions being highly classist.
It reads like a film script rather than a book.
Convenient narrative and plot armour almost constantly resolving every issue the character may come across, in ways that would be literally impossible. The book begins with the character allowing a stranger to stay in his house for days, who just happens to be a spy and trusts him implicitly(?)
The author has an eye for character writing and this is the sole reason I enjoyed this book, despite several of the descriptions being highly classist.
It reads like a film script rather than a book.