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This is a terrible book. The characters are bland and uninteresting and so is the plot line. This is one of those books that tries to be so realistic that it's actually pretty mundane. Most of the book takes place in meetings or private conversations, with precious little action for a spy novel. The ending is incredibly unsatisfying. This is one I wish I gave up before finishing.
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Maybe this book gets better later on – but I’ll never know, because I’m bailing. I listened to 3 out of 9 CDs, and other than an American agent being murdered in the opening pages, literally nothing else happens in at least the next 20 chapters! A lot of talking – a LOT of talking – but absolutely no action, and so I’m cutting my losses and moving on.
One other criticism particular to the audiobook – I found the narrator’s voices for supporting characters very annoying – almost cartoonish. His ov ...more
One other criticism particular to the audiobook – I found the narrator’s voices for supporting characters very annoying – almost cartoonish. His ov ...more
2.5⭐️
I feel like this is just a collection of daily briefings held together with small bits of dialogue.
I feel like this is just a collection of daily briefings held together with small bits of dialogue.
Apr 02, 2016
Brent
marked it as shelf-hard-cover
