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Many, many others have reviewed this book more eloquently than I could ever do. It's absolutely worth the ride beginning to end.
I will, however, point out that you will get a lot more out of this book if you have any sort of knowledge of pre-WW era through Cold War era espionage. Not to say you can't go in without knowing who the boy from Cambridge were, or that Lawrence of Arabia wasn't just a movie and still enjoy the book. You absolutely can.
You'll just be absolutely sucked into the story tha ...more
I will, however, point out that you will get a lot more out of this book if you have any sort of knowledge of pre-WW era through Cold War era espionage. Not to say you can't go in without knowing who the boy from Cambridge were, or that Lawrence of Arabia wasn't just a movie and still enjoy the book. You absolutely can.
You'll just be absolutely sucked into the story tha ...more
original mix of spy thriller and supernatural elements. Felt very realistic and the research shows.
the reason for the low rating is mostly the length. Would've been much better at half its word count ...more
the reason for the low rating is mostly the length. Would've been much better at half its word count ...more
Feb 25, 2019
Craig
marked it as to-read
