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Alan Furst
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In spymaster Alan Furst's most electrifying thriller to date, Hungarian aristocrat Nicholas Morath, a hugely charismatic hero, becomes embroiled in a daring and perilous effort to halt the Nazi war machine in Eastern Europe.
Morath is now part owner of an advertising agency in Paris, while his uncle, Count Janos Polanyi, is a minor diplomat stationed in Paris. Polanyi calls on Nicholas to take part in missions against the Hungarian Fascists: carrying letters or bringing individuals back across the border in the course of his business trips. As Nicholas's dinner parties, business deals, and dalliances with his mistress start to take a back seat to the escalating crisis in Europe, his tasks become more complicated, dangerous, and bewildering to him. He knows far less than the reader, who understands that his actions will have far-reaching consequences even beyond the fate of Hungary.
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Lucie Montgomery's semi-estranged brother, Eli, calls her in France to tell her that their father, Leland, has been killed in a hunting accident on the family's 500-acre Virginia vineyard. But the vineyard is now shabby and run-down and her siblings want to sell it. Then Lucie's godfather tells her Leland's death was no accident. With her greedy brother, hell-raising sister, and a seemingly cut-rate vintner hired by Leland just before he died, all the suspects are disturbingly close to home.
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Wine & history w/ your mystery!
- De Cracker1951 en 03-27-08
De: Ellen Crosby
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The Confessions of Al Capone
- De: Loren D. Estleman
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 19 h y 37 m
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In 1944 Al Capone, the most notorious Mob boss in history, has already been released from prison. Though Capone is no longer the enormously powerful force who dominated Chicago’s underworld for years, he is still a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover. The FBI chief knows that if he can somehow manage to get Capone to reveal details of crimes he and his Outfit committed, the Bureau has a good chance of nailing key members who now are active in the wartime black market.
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- De Michael en 02-07-17
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Back Bay
- Peter Fallon, Book 1
- De: William Martin
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 17 h y 27 m
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Meet the Pratt clan. Driven men. Determined women. Through six turbulent generations, they would pursue a lost Paul Revere treasure. And turn a family secret into an obsession that could destroy them. Here is the novel that launched William Martin’s astonishing literary career and became an instant bestseller. From the grit and romance of old Boston to exclusive - and dangerous - Back Bay today, this sweeping saga paints an unforgettable portrait of a powerful dynasty beset by the forces of history...and a heritage of greed, lust, murder and betrayal.
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- De Kathleen en 04-23-20
De: William Martin
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The Patriots
- A Novel
- De: Sana Krasikov
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren, George Guidall
- Duración: 22 h y 58 m
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Florence Fein grows up in Brooklyn in the 1930s, in a family that is gaining a foothold in the middle class. At City College she becomes engaged politically with the left-leaning student groups, and eventually, in the midst of the Depression, she takes a job with a trade organization that has a position for her in Moscow. There, she falls in love with another expatriate American and has a son. Soon after, Florence is sent to a work camp and her son to an orphanage.
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Point of View of characters, past and present collide
- De Angela Adams en 01-29-19
De: Sana Krasikov
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Pietr the Latvian
- Inspector Maigret, Book 1
- De: Georges Simenon, David Bellos - translator
- Narrado por: Gareth Armstrong
- Duración: 3 h y 57 m
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The first audiobook which appeared in Georges Simenon's famous Maigret series, in a gripping new translation by David Bellos.Inevitably Maigret was a hostile presence in the Majestic. He constituted a kind of foreign body that the hotel's atmosphere could not assimilate. Not that he looked like a cartoon policeman. He didn't have a moustache and he didn't wear heavy boots. His clothes were well cut and made of fairly light worsted. He shaved every day and looked after his hands. But his frame was proletarian. He was a big, bony man.
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Long live Maigret
- De Adeliese Baumann en 11-19-14
De: Georges Simenon, y otros
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All for Nothing
- De: Walter Kempowski, Anthea Bell - translator, Jenny Erpenbeck - introduction
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
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In East Prussia, January 1945, the German forces are in retreat, and the Red Army is approaching. The von Globig family's manor house, the Georgenhof, is falling into disrepair. Auntie runs the estate as best she can since Eberhard von Globig, a special officer in the German army, went to war, leaving behind his beautiful but vague wife, Katharina, and her bookish 12-year-old son, Peter. As the road fills with Germans fleeing the occupied territories, the Georgenhof begins to receive strange visitors - a Nazi violinist, a dissident painter, a Baltic baron, even a Jewish refugee.
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All for Nothing
- De Lynn en 03-16-19
De: Walter Kempowski, y otros
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Stormbreaker
- The First Alex Rider Adventure
- De: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrado por: Nathaniel Parker
- Duración: 4 h y 37 m
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They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. Alex Rider knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's car confirm the truth. But nothing can prepare him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for Britain's top-secret intelligence agency. Enlisted to find his uncle's killers and complete Ian's final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, with no way out.
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Okay action story held up by an great narrator
- De Mary Fan en 08-13-13
De: Anthony Horowitz
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A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True
- De: Brigid Pasulka
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
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The novel opens on the eve of World War II. In the mountain village of Half-Village, a young man nicknamed the Pigeon, under the approving eyes of the entire village, courts the beautiful Anielica Hetmanska. But the war's arrival wreaks havoc in all their lives and delays their marriage for six long years.
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The Old & New Worlds Converge & Transcend Time
- De Sara en 11-22-16
De: Brigid Pasulka
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Winter in Madrid
- De: C. J. Sansom
- Narrado por: Gordon Gordon
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Winter in Madrid is set just after the bloody Spanish Civil War, with World War II looming over Europe. Reluctantly, Harry Brett looks for an old schoolmate who's become a person of interest for British intelligence.
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- De Annie en 10-04-09
De: C. J. Sansom
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Night Soldiers
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 18 h y 18 m
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New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst is widely recognized as master of the historical spy novel. Furst’s works are vivid evocations of long-forgotten heroes and feature plots that unfold to the inexorable cadence of history. Night Soldiers is a simultaneously thrilling and illuminating tale of espionage set in 1934.
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Best Alan Furst novel!
- De Placeholder en 04-27-11
De: Alan Furst
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Under Occupation
- A Novel
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
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In this thrilling historical spy novel from New York Times best-selling author Alan Furst, two heroic resistance fighters smuggle valuable information to occupied Paris to turn the tide of the World War II and defeat Nazi Germany.
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Awful
- De Hernan Navarro en 01-21-20
De: Alan Furst
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Dark Voyage
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
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May, 1941. At four in the morning, a rust-streaked tramp freighter streams up the Tagus River to dock at the port of Lisbon. She is the Santa Rosa; she flies the flag of neutral Spain and is in Lisbon to load cork oak, tinned sardines, and drums of cooking oil bound for the Baltic port of Malmo.
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Not enough of a good thing
- De David en 11-26-04
De: Alan Furst
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Three Hours in Paris
- De: Cara Black
- Narrado por: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Duración: 10 h y 22 m
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Kate Rees, a young American markswoman, has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris with a dangerous assignment: assassinate the Fuhrer. Wrecked by grief after a Luftwaffe bombing killed her husband and infant daughter, she is armed with a rifle, a vendetta, and a fierce resolve. But other than rushed and rudimentary instruction, she has no formal spy training. Thrust into the red-hot center of the war, a country girl from rural Oregon finds herself holding the fate of the world in her hands.
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Very intense!
- De Alexis en 04-11-20
De: Cara Black
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A Coffin for Dimitrios
- De: Eric Ambler
- Narrado por: Alexander Spencer
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An early classic of espionage fiction. Through the cafés, trains and nighttime cities of Europe, Charles Latimer follows a twisting trail of drug-smugglers, thieves and assassins that will lead him to Dimitrios.
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Raymond Chandler of European espionage fiction
- De Darwin8u en 06-07-14
De: Eric Ambler
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The Foreign Correspondent
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: Alfred Molina
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Paris, a winter night in 1938: a murder/suicide at a discreet lovers' hotel. But this is no romantic tragedy, it is the work of the OVRA, Mussolini's fascist secret police, and is meant to eliminate the editor of Liberazione, a clandestine emigre newspaper. Carlo Weisz, a foreign correspondent with the Reuters bureau, becomes the new editor.
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- De Rebecca en 08-29-06
De: Alan Furst
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Night Soldiers
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 18 h y 18 m
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New York Times bestselling author Alan Furst is widely recognized as master of the historical spy novel. Furst’s works are vivid evocations of long-forgotten heroes and feature plots that unfold to the inexorable cadence of history. Night Soldiers is a simultaneously thrilling and illuminating tale of espionage set in 1934.
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Best Alan Furst novel!
- De Placeholder en 04-27-11
De: Alan Furst
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Under Occupation
- A Novel
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 6 h y 52 m
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In this thrilling historical spy novel from New York Times best-selling author Alan Furst, two heroic resistance fighters smuggle valuable information to occupied Paris to turn the tide of the World War II and defeat Nazi Germany.
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Awful
- De Hernan Navarro en 01-21-20
De: Alan Furst
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Dark Voyage
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm
- Duración: 5 h y 53 m
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May, 1941. At four in the morning, a rust-streaked tramp freighter streams up the Tagus River to dock at the port of Lisbon. She is the Santa Rosa; she flies the flag of neutral Spain and is in Lisbon to load cork oak, tinned sardines, and drums of cooking oil bound for the Baltic port of Malmo.
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Not enough of a good thing
- De David en 11-26-04
De: Alan Furst
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Three Hours in Paris
- De: Cara Black
- Narrado por: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Duración: 10 h y 22 m
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Kate Rees, a young American markswoman, has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris with a dangerous assignment: assassinate the Fuhrer. Wrecked by grief after a Luftwaffe bombing killed her husband and infant daughter, she is armed with a rifle, a vendetta, and a fierce resolve. But other than rushed and rudimentary instruction, she has no formal spy training. Thrust into the red-hot center of the war, a country girl from rural Oregon finds herself holding the fate of the world in her hands.
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Very intense!
- De Alexis en 04-11-20
De: Cara Black
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A Coffin for Dimitrios
- De: Eric Ambler
- Narrado por: Alexander Spencer
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
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An early classic of espionage fiction. Through the cafés, trains and nighttime cities of Europe, Charles Latimer follows a twisting trail of drug-smugglers, thieves and assassins that will lead him to Dimitrios.
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Raymond Chandler of European espionage fiction
- De Darwin8u en 06-07-14
De: Eric Ambler
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The Foreign Correspondent
- De: Alan Furst
- Narrado por: Alfred Molina
- Duración: 5 h y 57 m
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Paris, a winter night in 1938: a murder/suicide at a discreet lovers' hotel. But this is no romantic tragedy, it is the work of the OVRA, Mussolini's fascist secret police, and is meant to eliminate the editor of Liberazione, a clandestine emigre newspaper. Carlo Weisz, a foreign correspondent with the Reuters bureau, becomes the new editor.
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Did I miss something?
- De Rebecca en 08-29-06
De: Alan Furst
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- Judith A. Weller
- 12-05-12
More a Series of Vignettes
Rather than a connected story this is more a series of vignettes about Nicholas Morath, a part time Hungarian spy. The setting is Paris in the last year before the beginning of WWII.
The book tells of Nicholas Morath's various espionage missions - some very mundane like his trip to Amsterdam and others very exciting like his trip to see the Czech fortress emplacements. In between missions, we learn about Morath's misstress, a firendship with a bartender at the Balalaika bar etc.
There is the feeling of events spinning out of control as Hitler gobbles up more of Europe and a small coterie of Hungarian Aritocrats make futile efforts to spare their country from Hitler and the Arrow Cross boys.
This is a very atmospheric novel, like all of Alan Furst's book, but I did not find it quite as gripping as the more coherent books like Dark Star. Parts of the books, such as when Morath is imprisoned in Romania and the efforts made to release him, are thrilling in deed and hold the reader's attention. But the parts, especially dealing with Morath's personal life and mistresses, is not so interesting.
Neverthelss it is decent atmospheric book and it is not that long.But Furst has written better books which I would read ahead of this one. However, Furst is still the foremost writer about Europe on the eve of WWII. If you like that period and setting than Furst is a must read.
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- Mappamundi
- 07-07-21
Thinnest of Furst's plots; great narration
Furst is better read than heard, though Guidall's narration lends period atmosphere. The plot is thin by the standards of other "Night Soldier" offerings, a tangle of loose threads and nuanced clues drawn together in a whimper of a climax. I found it difficult to follow - though I imagine it would be easier to spot the connections in text - and stayed with it only for the artful description and cleverly drawn characters. Was hoping for a bigger finish, but alas... I'll be reading Furst from now on.
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- Ted
- 02-13-25
Typical Furst — no plot, but oodles of atmosphere
This is the sixth Furst novel I’ve read. Obviously I’m something of a fan, and I’ve grown used to the fact that Furst’s books, while long on atmosphere, excellent writing, and colorfully cynical dialogue, tend to have little in the way of plot. And this one has even less; it’s really just a loose collection of scenes — on the surface, at least, unrelated — chronicling the protagonist's travels to assorted pre-war European locations on various murky clandestine missions, not all of them successful. The fact that we’re talking about 1938 and ’39, the years of the Anschluss, Munich, the fall of Czechoslovakia, and the start of war gives all the proceedings an intrinsic suspense and sense of approaching doom.
All of Furst’s books seem to have, along with the same strengths, the same faults (at least to my mind): too many descriptions of meals — mainly of interest to food snobs, no doubt — and too many intrusive, embarrassingly pulpy sex scenes. This time, typically, his protagonist is a brave, handsome, wealthy Paris-based Hungarian aristocrat, still fit in his forties, with a military background, a still-beautiful mother, and all sorts of handy international connections. Like other Furst fantasy figures, he’s a magnet for women and has a beautiful, glamorous, wealthy young mistress. (I find Furst’s sex scenes a bit creepy, especially having seen what he actually looks like.) Furst’s female characters are basically just compliant Bond women who hop readily into bed with the hero.
These early Furst books are narrated by the redoubtable George Guidall, and for better or worse, they all have the Guidall trademark style. He’s a terrific reader, always enjoyable, but all his foreign characters, from bartenders and taxi drivers to generals, tend to have the same accented voice: they all sound coarse, colorful, loud, and a bit low-class, like minor characters in a Hollywood film.
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- Bokworm
- 06-05-16
The War Continues
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
This book was well-written as all Furst's books are. I have read several.. But the one thing I do notice book to book is similarities between each plot, character, etc. Enter primary character. Somehow they float through the book being drawn into actions during a time of unrest and war. The risk their lives...but it is somehow or other not connected ...I continue to feel the character floats but does not choose these events. Book after book....then when the book is finished, I go on to another, Again, well-written and the character again floats from one thing to another, somehow feeling disconnected from a choice....then the book is over. I guess I feel a lack of connection with the primary characters in Furst's books because of this. Who exactly are they??????????? I don't think this is really clear.
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- Farkle1
- 05-31-23
Entertaining
A engrossing tale, one in which the listener is quickly caught up. I want to get a map of 1940’s Paris to aid in comprehending the movements of the characters. Engrossing and fascinating.
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- Plundered treasure
- 07-20-16
Historical facts
I read many reviews before I buy a book and even then get some rotten apples. But Mr Furst books are becoming a favorite & teaching me a lot about history. I fact checked this one all along & was amazed to learn many new true events of this period. He must have someone that lived these stories & then he is able to relay them back to us in wonderful prose. I know such a person whose story was never told and I thank Mr Furst in their behalf
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- K R D
- 04-02-18
This was a very very depressing book
When I reached the end of the book, I struggled to understand what the point of it all was.
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- CherylY
- 11-20-22
Loved it
The story was not a total page turner but that didn’t bother me because Alan Furst is such a fine writer and the characters in his stories are so are vividly drawn and the plot in this one did captured my attention . I loved the narration which was arguably even more brilliant than the story. George Guidal has an extraordinary talent for making each character precisely their own recognizable person. He is the absolute master of dialect, personalities, and accents. I believe he could read the phone book to me and I’d be fascinated. I wish he narrated every single audiobook I buy. I have read or listened to many Alan Furst books and I can’t wait for my next one!
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- Keith
- 12-29-14
Another classic from Mr. Furst
What made the experience of listening to Kingdom of Shadows the most enjoyable?
The characters were believable and the narration by George Guidall was outstanding. We often found ourselves at our destination in the car, but unable to stop listening and the next part of the story unfolded.
What did you like best about this story?
The way the plot evolved is wonderful.
What about George Guidall’s performance did you like?
Guidall demonstrates what makes voice acting different from simply narrating a work of fiction. He inhabits the key characters fully.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No.
Any additional comments?
Hard to go wrong with the 1-2 punch of Guidall and Furst! Very enjoyable throughout!!
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- Bobbi Mumm
- 04-19-16
Missing a plot
The narrator is great, however this book was not up to the author's usual standards. There seems to be no plot and nothing driving the protagonist.
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