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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Excellently written, fast paced, surprising ending. A very good read all in all. A little heavy on the political Israel vrs. Arabs stuffs, but other wise a fine adventure.
So many twists and turns. Another great book in this series.
I really loved this one. So much action! So much tension. It was great. Maybe my favorite of the series so far.
So many twists and turns. Another great book in this series.
A very fun spy novel, wrapped up nicely in the end. Silva is always a pleasure to read.
More of the same, and that's OK (if not more than OK). I'm slowly making my way through the series ... I started at the beginning, and now I'm about a third of the way through. At the rate I'm going (returning every now and then), it'll be years until I catch up to the author.
While my sense is that Silva is hitting (or has settled into) his stride with his protagonist, Gabriel Allon, I read this quickly because it was fun, the travelogue aspects continue to amuse me, and, most importantly, because I was intensely curious to see how it all played out.
To the extent this installment wasn't perfect, that's probably because there were more than a fair number of moments where I felt like I was stuck in the middle of a serial - reminders of what's happened before, flashbacks and re-introductions to familiar characters. On a more positive note, the art-related aspects continue to intrigue (no, we're not talking Tracy Chevalier here, but it's still interesting), and Silva's research - ladled out through the platform of "historical fiction" - is often informative enough to make you want to read more (e.g., non-fiction) on the related topics.
I know of at least one Silva consumer who doesn't read these in order. Frankly, I don't get it, but to each his or her own (and I fully acknowledge that I have been in any number of airport and mall bookstores - on various continents - where I've been disappointed they don't have the next installment on the shelf when I'm ready for it).
Looking back, I was more intrigued by the set-up, the plan, and the preparation. Things may have bogged down in the middle, but that's OK, all things considered. Good clean (albeit dark and violent and disturbing) fun.
While my sense is that Silva is hitting (or has settled into) his stride with his protagonist, Gabriel Allon, I read this quickly because it was fun, the travelogue aspects continue to amuse me, and, most importantly, because I was intensely curious to see how it all played out.
To the extent this installment wasn't perfect, that's probably because there were more than a fair number of moments where I felt like I was stuck in the middle of a serial - reminders of what's happened before, flashbacks and re-introductions to familiar characters. On a more positive note, the art-related aspects continue to intrigue (no, we're not talking Tracy Chevalier here, but it's still interesting), and Silva's research - ladled out through the platform of "historical fiction" - is often informative enough to make you want to read more (e.g., non-fiction) on the related topics.
I know of at least one Silva consumer who doesn't read these in order. Frankly, I don't get it, but to each his or her own (and I fully acknowledge that I have been in any number of airport and mall bookstores - on various continents - where I've been disappointed they don't have the next installment on the shelf when I'm ready for it).
Looking back, I was more intrigued by the set-up, the plan, and the preparation. Things may have bogged down in the middle, but that's OK, all things considered. Good clean (albeit dark and violent and disturbing) fun.
This one wasn't as compelling as all the other Daniel Silva books I've read. It seemed a bit formulaic and somewhat hard to believe. I'll keep reading him though. I love the art restorer/spy protagonist.
As with his previous books, [a:Daniel Silva|29085|Daniel Silva|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1240154365p2/29085.jpg]'s [b:The Messenger|93793|The Messenger (Gabriel Allon, #6)|Daniel Silva|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1412410305s/93793.jpg|1366575] is a well told story. He adds Van Gogh's impressionism to the artistic side and the Caribbean to the geographic side. Looking forward to the next one!