arisp 's review for:

The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben Macintyre

2.0

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Vastly overrated. Just interesting, not a page turner (particularly in the first half). Obviously unbalanced. I'm sure that the Soviets were paranoid, I'm not convinced that the Brits and Americans were as reasonable as illustrated in this book during the cold war. The Russian traitor betrayed his country for ideology and freedom while the American for the money. Also his breath was stinking! Come oooon... 2.5 stars.