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peachesandhoney 's review for:
American Spy
by Lauren Wilkinson
dark
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Not a thriller by any means which felt misleading as I read it.
Liked it better as the espionage elements picked up, making the first third of the book detailing her family history harder to get through. Felt like this would feel like a more revolutionary/captivating book to someone who is newly reconsidering the legacy of America, but to me it was mostly just interesting to learn about Burkina Faso and Thomas Sankar, places and a figure I know little about. I almost wished for richer political conversations between characters. Some fun twists towards the end.
Liked it better as the espionage elements picked up, making the first third of the book detailing her family history harder to get through. Felt like this would feel like a more revolutionary/captivating book to someone who is newly reconsidering the legacy of America, but to me it was mostly just interesting to learn about Burkina Faso and Thomas Sankar, places and a figure I know little about. I almost wished for richer political conversations between characters. Some fun twists towards the end.