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A review by koppelwoman
Dragonfly by Leila Meacham
3.0
3 Stars
I had to lower my rating on this one. Since I finished reading it I’ve realized there are a few problems that are bugging me. Don’t read any further unless you want the spoilers…
First problem- how did the Nazi colonel fake an execution by firing squad???? How is there ZERO explanation on that point?
Second problem- why didn’t the “man in the brown suit” check in on the family of the spy he thought died or do anything at all to see if the spy was still alive when there was even the smallest chance?
Third problem- why did the “man in the brown suit” think these were the five best agents ever? They made some really, really monumentally stupid mistakes and were incredibly lucky in not getting caught a million times before they actually did.
Fourth problem- I find it weird that I understood the motivation of two anti-Hitler Nazis better than I understood the motivation of most of the American spies. Definitely could have used some more development on the Dragonfly team.
I still enjoyed this read, but definitely not one that survives a detailed analysis.
I had to lower my rating on this one. Since I finished reading it I’ve realized there are a few problems that are bugging me. Don’t read any further unless you want the spoilers…
First problem- how did the Nazi colonel fake an execution by firing squad???? How is there ZERO explanation on that point?
Second problem- why didn’t the “man in the brown suit” check in on the family of the spy he thought died or do anything at all to see if the spy was still alive when there was even the smallest chance?
Third problem- why did the “man in the brown suit” think these were the five best agents ever? They made some really, really monumentally stupid mistakes and were incredibly lucky in not getting caught a million times before they actually did.
Fourth problem- I find it weird that I understood the motivation of two anti-Hitler Nazis better than I understood the motivation of most of the American spies. Definitely could have used some more development on the Dragonfly team.
I still enjoyed this read, but definitely not one that survives a detailed analysis.