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A review by jimbowen0306
The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum
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Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid. No strike that, this book is beyond stupid. This is beyond a shadow of a doubt the stupidest book I have ever read.
In this book, set in the 1970s, Noel Holcroft is the son of one of the 3 Nazi officer who syphoned of $780 million dollars from the German Government in World War II. He and the children of the 2 other officers are instructed to "do good works" with the money 30 years after the end of the war.
The problem with the book is what do you do when that occurs? You go to the Government right? You go and say "My batsh*t crazy racist Nazi father set up this account, and something needs to be done about it." and "Okay he might have been more more normal near the end, but something needs to be done with this money." don't you? And if the 2 people instructed to help you refuse to help, you put the emphasis on them don't you?
Well not if you're the star of a Ludlum Thriller. In Ludlum Thrillers you try and take the efforts to do good works onto yourself, no matter how well prepared you are for the resulting steps you'll have to take. And that's why the book is stupid. The starting premise is dumb, and as a result the book careens from one degree of stupidity to another as the book progresses.
In this book, set in the 1970s, Noel Holcroft is the son of one of the 3 Nazi officer who syphoned of $780 million dollars from the German Government in World War II. He and the children of the 2 other officers are instructed to "do good works" with the money 30 years after the end of the war.
The problem with the book is what do you do when that occurs? You go to the Government right? You go and say "My batsh*t crazy racist Nazi father set up this account, and something needs to be done about it." and "Okay he might have been more more normal near the end, but something needs to be done with this money." don't you? And if the 2 people instructed to help you refuse to help, you put the emphasis on them don't you?
Well not if you're the star of a Ludlum Thriller. In Ludlum Thrillers you try and take the efforts to do good works onto yourself, no matter how well prepared you are for the resulting steps you'll have to take. And that's why the book is stupid. The starting premise is dumb, and as a result the book careens from one degree of stupidity to another as the book progresses.