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dogearedandfurry's review against another edition
2.0
Zzzzzzz. Oh my. Switching between 1st, 2nd and 3rd person narration, present and past tense, and not at all a character I took to.
bridge_enginerd's review against another edition
4.0
Elegantly written. I wish I had known more about Mata Hari beforehand, though.
yuno_hu's review against another edition
2.0
Este livro foi-me recomendado e digo desde já que me custou muito lê-lo. Mata Hari é uma personagem imensamente conhecida, e eu nunca tinha ouvido falar dela. "A maior espiã do mundo" disseram-me.
Percebo que Mata Hari realmente existiu e era vista como uma mulher exótica e fascinante no seu tempo e mesmo hoje em dia. Adorei a sua história de vida, a única razão que me fez querer terminar o livro foi querer saber o final.
O facto de ter dado duas estrelas foi por causa da escrita da autora. Muito sinceramente, George R. R. Martin descreve as mulheres muito melhor do que esta autora.
Percebo que Mata Hari realmente existiu e era vista como uma mulher exótica e fascinante no seu tempo e mesmo hoje em dia. Adorei a sua história de vida, a única razão que me fez querer terminar o livro foi querer saber o final.
O facto de ter dado duas estrelas foi por causa da escrita da autora. Muito sinceramente, George R. R. Martin descreve as mulheres muito melhor do que esta autora.
bdschepper2001's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
It was a very moving and emotional book. Informative and written in short stories. You literally dive into the story! I loved the structure of the book
charliebookfanatic's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Wow, this book is nothing like I thought it'd be. It's told in vignettes, changing between Mata Hari in prison and her life before she got there. I honestly couldn't get much out of the story. There was almost nothing about spying in there and a whole lot of men desiring Mata Hari.
There were times I enjoyed what I was reading but I was mostly confused about what this book was trying to convey to me. The ending was bittersweet though and I liked that a lot.
Except for me not understanding what was going on for the first half, Murphy's writing style was not the problem here. I pretty much enjoyed the way she wrote the story and I'd read more from her.
There were times I enjoyed what I was reading but I was mostly confused about what this book was trying to convey to me. The ending was bittersweet though and I liked that a lot.
Except for me not understanding what was going on for the first half, Murphy's writing style was not the problem here. I pretty much enjoyed the way she wrote the story and I'd read more from her.
chocolatelady1957's review
5.0
This biographical, historical, women’s fiction novel, is very unique in that it is told almost as a memoir, but with a twist I think makes it special. I hope you’ll check out my #bookreview for this novel, on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2019/09/06/a-good-ghost/
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