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316 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141196381
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 01 October 1968
Description
West Germany in the 1960s is a simmering cauldron of radical protests. Amid the turmoil Leo Harting, a Second Secretary in the British Embassy, has gone missing - along with more than forty Confidential embassy files. Alan Turner of the Foreign Of...
Community Reviews Summary of 379 reviews
Moods
dark 54%
tense 54%
adventurous 31%
challenging 17%
reflective 17%
sad 8%
funny 2%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 45% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
No: 73% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Physical abuse, HomophobiaModerate
Genocide, Torture, RacismMinor
Alcohol, Murder, Antisemitism
316 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141196381
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 01 October 1968
Description
West Germany in the 1960s is a simmering cauldron of radical protests. Amid the turmoil Leo Harting, a Second Secretary in the British Embassy, has gone missing - along with more than forty Confidential embassy files. Alan Turner of the Foreign Of...
Community Reviews Summary of 379 reviews
Moods
dark 54%
tense 54%
adventurous 31%
challenging 17%
reflective 17%
sad 8%
funny 2%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
Pace
medium 28%
fast 8%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Plot: 45% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
No: 73% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 7%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 21% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 4% | Yes: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Physical abuse, HomophobiaModerate
Genocide, Torture, RacismMinor
Alcohol, Murder, Antisemitism