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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
While the ending trends towards the ridiculously overdramatic, this is an otherwise solid and complex page turner. Meltzer's nuanced characters and occasionally laugh-out-loud dialogue make him my favorite writer of political thrillers.
Interesting twist to the ending. Very much enjoyed this book.
Es un buen thriller, aumenta la velocidad cuando es necesario y no resulta nada pesado.
Pero me parece tan banal, y tan simplista, o sea, y eso que el plot es tremendamente exagerado, el protagonista sale con la hija del presidente de Estados Unidos, y en realidad, eso, hasta un punto, se vuelve creíble, incluso poco emocionante, monótono, es un tema que se repite, y entiendo la importancia, pero te recuerda a cada rato que ESTA SALIENDO CON LA HIJA DEL PRESIDENTE.
Los personajes me resultaron un poco planos, casi caricaturas, la historia en sí es el foco principal, y está bien contada, simple, rápidamente, el lenguaje es también simple y nada elaborado, no lo encontré ni un poco hermoso, o sea no señale nada, cosa que es super rara, pero sí cumple con su premisa de develar un montón de secretos constantemente, y la duda sí crece mientras se desarrolla la historia, hasta el final no pude ver que tanto era realmente lo que envolvía todo, so eso es muy bueno pues es lo que quiere el escritor, pero es otra lectura de aeropuerto, fáciles y olvidables.
Btw, Nora siempre me cayó mal y la todo el tema de la salud mental en el libro está tan mal desarrollado que me da cringe pensar en eso.
Pero me parece tan banal, y tan simplista, o sea, y eso que el plot es tremendamente exagerado, el protagonista sale con la hija del presidente de Estados Unidos, y en realidad, eso, hasta un punto, se vuelve creíble, incluso poco emocionante, monótono, es un tema que se repite, y entiendo la importancia, pero te recuerda a cada rato que ESTA SALIENDO CON LA HIJA DEL PRESIDENTE.
Los personajes me resultaron un poco planos, casi caricaturas, la historia en sí es el foco principal, y está bien contada, simple, rápidamente, el lenguaje es también simple y nada elaborado, no lo encontré ni un poco hermoso, o sea no señale nada, cosa que es super rara, pero sí cumple con su premisa de develar un montón de secretos constantemente, y la duda sí crece mientras se desarrolla la historia, hasta el final no pude ver que tanto era realmente lo que envolvía todo, so eso es muy bueno pues es lo que quiere el escritor, pero es otra lectura de aeropuerto, fáciles y olvidables.
Btw, Nora siempre me cayó mal y la todo el tema de la salud mental en el libro está tan mal desarrollado que me da cringe pensar en eso.
Not so good as expected. Or I am not in the right mood to read this book. Or perhaps I am reading too many classical books.
This was one of the best audiobook abridgements I've listened to yet. It was four tapes long, so I imagine not a whole lot was left out, and D.B. Sweeny's voice was superb! He really has a talent for accents and voices that don't come across as stereotypes or silly.
The story itself is a solid one, a political/law thriller, with Michael Garrett being the protagonist of the tale. Michael begins dating a gal named Nora, which seems a simple enough set-up, but Nora is the daughter of the president. Code-named 'Shadow' by her secret service, the date goes wrong from the moment Michael lets her drive, and she loses her security tail. They go to a bar - which turns out to be a gay bar - and there they see Michael's married boss meeting with someone. She is anxious to follow, and Michael and Nora find that Michael's boss leaves a package in the woods. When they open it, it seems Michael's boss is delivering forty thousand dollars... to someone.
From there, the story picks up the pace, and the tension is raised, bit by bit, as more and more of Michael's attempts to figure things out lead him straight to the role of a fall-guy. Can he trust anyone he knows? Can he even trust the girl he is falling in love with? You'll have to listen to find out, but as the story twists from blackmail, to murder, to conspiracy, you'll not be let down by the plot - it's very well handled.
I'll be finding more from Meltzer.
The story itself is a solid one, a political/law thriller, with Michael Garrett being the protagonist of the tale. Michael begins dating a gal named Nora, which seems a simple enough set-up, but Nora is the daughter of the president. Code-named 'Shadow' by her secret service, the date goes wrong from the moment Michael lets her drive, and she loses her security tail. They go to a bar - which turns out to be a gay bar - and there they see Michael's married boss meeting with someone. She is anxious to follow, and Michael and Nora find that Michael's boss leaves a package in the woods. When they open it, it seems Michael's boss is delivering forty thousand dollars... to someone.
From there, the story picks up the pace, and the tension is raised, bit by bit, as more and more of Michael's attempts to figure things out lead him straight to the role of a fall-guy. Can he trust anyone he knows? Can he even trust the girl he is falling in love with? You'll have to listen to find out, but as the story twists from blackmail, to murder, to conspiracy, you'll not be let down by the plot - it's very well handled.
I'll be finding more from Meltzer.