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A not to be believed pre-war thriller set aboard the Titanic.

Predictably both the hero and heroine make it through to the end of the book a bit battered and bruised, to complete the happy ending.

A run of the mill crime thriller set in a post Second World War Palestinian theme.

It’s not going to win any literary prizes but it passes the time and I managed to finish it

Reasonably well written but a weak story line

It is a multi-generational tale of a family haunted by the death of a young concubine in 1930s. Essentially a critique of a custom that is still commonly practised widely throughout Asia. It is naive, lacking substance and authenticity.

Just another story which doesn’t really get anywhere.

Supposedly written by John le Carre, Single & Single was a nasty shock.

It irritated me from the first couple of lines. Hollow and unconvincing, the book didn’t improve and I abandoned it very quickly.

Previously I have read and thoroughly enjoyed reading, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Little Drummer Girl as well as his Spy Who Came In From The Cold. But this book was disappointing and badly written, raising the question of whether John le Carre is not overrated as a writer and capitalising on the success of his earlier books.

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A: I breathe…
I live…
I feel…
I think…
I write…

Need to rethink this 30/04/2020

Something went wrong with this one. So much so one can’t help questioning whether it is the same author.

I would question whether Red Notice by Andy McNab was in fact written by Andy McNab. It is a new series which lacks the authenticity of the earlier books I have read. He mangles the dialogue horribly when trying to introduce the complexities of an emotional relationship. It has a clumsy story line and I suspect these books are being churned out as quickly as possible to capitalise on the writers previous success.

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A not entirely believable special forces action thriller

But credible enough to pass as an easy read. A book for a long journey.

An excellent read. Well written, thought provoking, engaging.

Alternates between two narrative threads – one set in Virginia in the US, during and after the American civil war, and the other in the 1950’s as one of the characters retraces the path to his roots. Capturing the themes of conflict, oppression and ultimately resignation and reconciliation.

I felt that the author rushed the ending which was maybe a little too abrupt.