so-soThere are two good things about this book, saving it from a pan. The first good thing is the opening chapter, which is twisty and surprising. The second good thing is the Sixtine character, who holds the upper hand over Bond at all times. I'd read her book series; someone write that.
The rest of the novel is ridiculous. The plot is eye rolling. There are two villains (why?), one of which is reduced to a fat joke. Disappointing.
pickThis book gave me great tips as to how to shake surveillance, develop an alias, and burn documents if needed. I thought the training in the CIA was so interesting and her humanity and portfolio of work was something to be deeply respected. I‘d love to travel the world as Fox did and enjoyed many parts of reading about her life, but couldn‘t connect with other portions.
#bookreport
Another Saturday, another book report. I read Human Voices ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, 150 pages of Our Mutual Friend #chunkster and finished listening to my Harry Potter audiobook, such a good comfort read/listen.
Dad finished Double Cross which he loved - he‘s also read Agent Zigzag by this author and loved it too.
Son and I started The Amber Spyglass as a read aloud.
Gratuitous picture of Dad‘s cats Casey and Charley who read nothing this week.
bailedThis is the sixth novel of Alan Furst's that I've read, and it is my least favorite. The book reads like a draft which would be improved by further rounds of editing. It's unfortunate; i loved Dark Star and The World at Night, but if this is what passes for a Furst novel now, I'll content myself with the backlist.
I received an ARC of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The weekend.
So excited that I got approved for this from #netgalley! I have loved several of Furst‘s books!
#NamasteNovember #WinterTheme For some reason ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold‘ has become our Christmas Eve film (for at least the last five years): I first read the book when I was having a break in Berlin (I like to theme my holiday reading), it was snowy and freezing.
