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A review by mcfade28
Body Of Lies by David Ignatius
3.0
I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, I enjoyed hearing about Ferris' time in Jordan. I felt like the best scenes were between Ferris and the Jordanian spy, Hani, and I also enjoyed the interplay between Roger and his boss Ed Hoffman. These three characters were interesting and compelling to watch, although all of them were a little two diamensional.
Where the book really fell down was introducing a love story between Ferris and an aid worker, Alice. He seems to fall in love with her remarkably quickly, and from that moment it seems like his entire world revolves around her. He is meant to be a war hardened spy, not a lovesick teenager.
Overall three stars, but I could have stretched to 4 if the characterisations had been a bit better.
Where the book really fell down was introducing a love story between Ferris and an aid worker, Alice. He seems to fall in love with her remarkably quickly, and from that moment it seems like his entire world revolves around her. He is meant to be a war hardened spy, not a lovesick teenager.
Overall three stars, but I could have stretched to 4 if the characterisations had been a bit better.