hanzy's review against another edition
4.0
A nice enough read, a wild-goose chase and some immersion into the Italian language and culture (the bit I liked the most)
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book of this sort and having spent most of last year reading books by non-white authors, I can see the stark difference in narratives. It’s interesting but I much prefer the value of small, everyday stories and characters.
That said, Italian is going up a little on my list of languages to learn.
It’s been a while since I’ve read a book of this sort and having spent most of last year reading books by non-white authors, I can see the stark difference in narratives. It’s interesting but I much prefer the value of small, everyday stories and characters.
That said, Italian is going up a little on my list of languages to learn.
bev_b's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
lisabourett's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
alfie_bridgen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
verityball's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I found this in my Grandma's bookshelf and I thought I would give it a read! Not John Grisham's usual style but I enjoyed the read. I found the pace to be quite slow and some plots a bit tricky to understand but I liked the faster paced ending.
author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition
4.0
John Grisham is a best-selling author of legal thrillers. Many have been made into movies: The Firm, The Client, Runaway Jury, and The Pelican Brief... to mention a few. It seems like every so often he gets bored. In 2001, he wrote a novel set in rural Arkansas (The Painted House) during the 1950. No lawyers. The book read like an autobiographical novel, except that the author was born in 1955.
It seems he got bored again in 2005. The Broker by John Grisham is not as far from his shelf containing dozens of legal thrillers. This book is a spy thriller. The book is engaging, but more for the John Grisham fan, as the the level of jeopardy and action is low for a spy thriller.
For a bit more see: http://1book42day.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-broker-by-john-grisham.html
It seems he got bored again in 2005. The Broker by John Grisham is not as far from his shelf containing dozens of legal thrillers. This book is a spy thriller. The book is engaging, but more for the John Grisham fan, as the the level of jeopardy and action is low for a spy thriller.
For a bit more see: http://1book42day.blogspot.com/2016/05/the-broker-by-john-grisham.html
dbellvm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
cayleigh08's review against another edition
1.0
It’s going to have to be a no from me.
This book just wasn’t it for me. I kept rereading the same sentence over and over again and I was zoning out for chapter at a time. I really wanted to like this book. But I couldn’t. The only thing I could tell you about this book is that it’s a mystery and it takes place in Italy. (I think)
Maybe that’s why I didn’t like it, because it’s a mystery. I don’t know.
This book just wasn’t it for me. I kept rereading the same sentence over and over again and I was zoning out for chapter at a time. I really wanted to like this book. But I couldn’t. The only thing I could tell you about this book is that it’s a mystery and it takes place in Italy. (I think)
Maybe that’s why I didn’t like it, because it’s a mystery. I don’t know.
bakerkathryn13's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75