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Apr 18, 2019
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(#2 in a stack of "read and throw away" paperbacks while back in Taiwan)
Didn't remember having read this before, but I had a strong sense of déjà lu as I got into it, so apparently I did at some point back in the 80's.
Exciting story, very well-written, and with a strong sense of time and place - Follett obviously did his homework. While the ending was never in doubt, Follett did a good job balancing mystery and history, and now I'll do some Wiki-work to find out just how close to the facts he s ...more
Didn't remember having read this before, but I had a strong sense of déjà lu as I got into it, so apparently I did at some point back in the 80's.
Exciting story, very well-written, and with a strong sense of time and place - Follett obviously did his homework. While the ending was never in doubt, Follett did a good job balancing mystery and history, and now I'll do some Wiki-work to find out just how close to the facts he s ...more
Interesting tidbits about Rommel and the differing viewpoints of oppression in Egypt in WWII. Intriguing characters, but a fizzle of an ending.
Jan 01, 2013
Malia
marked it as think-i-have-read
Sep 27, 2013
Cold War Conversations Podcast
marked it as to-read
Jun 12, 2014
Steve Anderson
marked it as to-read
Jul 20, 2020
Quimby
marked it as to-read
