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Spy
Spy | Paulo Coelho
In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author ofThe AlchemistandAdultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. HER ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. (…more)
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SMH86
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Pickpick

Interesting story of Dutch woman Mata Hari. Death my firing squad after unproven charges of being a spy conspiring between Germany and France during WWI. I generally enjoy Paulo Coelho, and this one was ok, but not my favorite from him.

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LapReader
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
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Combo of a couple of book swap scores. The colouring book will be for my niece.

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zurazureen
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
Mehso-so

Story of an exotic dancer, based on true story

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Creme_de_la_them
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Mehso-so

Book #26 of the year: “The Spy” by Paulo Coelho

This was a fast and easy read. It‘s okay, but not great. Definitely entertaining and perfect if you‘re looking for something to get through in a day.

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Infinityspace207
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“Because that‘s what i sought:freedom. I did not seek love, though it has come and gone. Because of love, I have done things, things I shouldn‘t have, and traveled to places where people were lying in wait for me .”

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Georgiana31
Die Spionin | Paulo Coelho
Pickpick

I love this book. I recommend it.

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TalesandTexts
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Panpan

Tbh, I still don't know whether this is a fictional account of Mata Hari's real story or a translation of her letters. The book just meanders aimlessly and fails to arouse in us compassion for Mata Hari.

This book would be better read as an addition to a true historical review of Mata Hari, but not as your main source of information about her.

I felt there was too much Coelho and not enough Mata Hari in the book, like he was hijacking her.

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Lollymya
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Finished in a day. I actually listened to the audio book and was intrigued every step of the way. I had only heard of the name Mata Hari, but this one brought her to life & I learned so much. My Goodreads review will be up within the week so be on the look out for it. I will post the link in the post. #LitsyLove

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radhikeey
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Pickpick

This is the story of #matahari, presented from her point of view. It sheds light on her empowerment through struggle in such a way that it was hard to pry my eyes away from it. Her story is a proof of how scared society is of self assured and independent women, who refuse to comply with societal norms. Mata hari didn't bow down to the oppression around her, no matter how hard they tried. #paulocoelho #margarethageertruidazelle #womenpower

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TheSpineView
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
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OriginalCyn620 ❤️❤️❤️ 4y
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vasa25
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Pickpick

It is an amazing book. Based on a true story and really breathtaking.. Must read guys!!

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Dcueto
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
Mehso-so

Fell short. Felt rushed. I‘ll have to look up other books about her, bc she‘s fascinating

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Laughterhp
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1. Tagged. I do have Drive a Plow Over the Bones (or whatever it‘s actually called) on my shelves. I will read it when I‘m in the right mood. Also, is the Last Wish translated? I think so. I‘m currently reading that.

2. No. I can only read English 😝

Thanks for the tag @UnidragonFrag

#Two4Tuesday

TheSpineView Thanks for playing! 🤩 5y
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Dcueto
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Love the cover of this one

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lilalee
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Pickpick

Coelho seamlessly weaves the story of Mata Hari in his novel, The Spy. He gives the reader a front row seat not only to her evocative shows and luxurious lifestyle, but also to the perils this femme fatale experienced in times of war and blinding patriarchy. 🌹🥀✨✨✨

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sherri
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
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Getting a little reading in before going to work.

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sherri
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
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Peaceful Sunday morning, a return to my favorite author, and a lovely new tea from my favorite tea shop.

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megnews
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Pickpick

I would have never chosen this myself. I knew nothing of Mata Hari but definitely an interesting read.

That‘s a wrap on another great round of #LMPBC!

This will be on its way back to you next week @Butterfinger

Butterfinger SQUEAL. I can't wait to read everyone's thoughts. @Laughterhp I haven't started yours yet. 5y
Laughterhp @Butterfinger I hope you like it! 🤞🏻 5y
megnews @Butterfinger it‘s on its way! 5y
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megnews
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This writing is at times so poetic.

#LMPBC

Butterfinger Isn't it strange for a biographical-type novel? This is my third Coelho and I thought it would be different. 5y
megnews @Butterfinger it is. I‘ve never read Coelho before and had no clue what to expect. 5y
Chrissyreadit @megnews @Butterfinger this is only my second Coelho- he gets such mixed reviews. But I loved The Alchemist (30 years ago) and I really liked this book too. I love the language he uses, and he must also have very good translators working with him- i wish I could read in the original language. 5y
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megnews
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Started my last #LMPBC round 7 book tonight. Thanks @Chrissyreadit for the goodie package.

Chrissyreadit Glad it arrived! 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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Pickpick

I liked this book. It was fast paced- except I kept stopping to look things up. I love Coelho‘s style of writing. I would not have chosen this EVER on my own - so I‘m glad it was picked for #LMPBC it will be in the mail by Wednesday! I feel like this round has flown by so far!

@Librarybelle @ferskner I‘m unofficially attempting to just read as many hours as I can in the periphery of the alternate24in48.

Butterfinger I'm glad you liked it. 5y
Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I‘m glad you chose it! 5y
megnews Looking forward to it! 5y
Librarybelle That‘s great! 5y
ferskner Thanks for joining in! 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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#thoughtfulthursday
1. Pictured.
2. My family (including pets), my friends, being outside, impeachment proceedings, books.
3. Any National Park, State Parks, or visiting people I love.

Eggbeater Lol at impeachment proceedings! 😂👊🙌 5y
JaclynW Impeachment! 🍑🙌 5y
MoonWitch94 Yes impeachment!! I‘d feel a lot better if I knew it was fair, though. ❤️ 5y
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MoonWitch94 Also, I love traveling to the NPs. Which one is your favorite? Mine is Yellowstone or Glacier. 5y
Chrissyreadit @MoonWitch94 my favorite is Zion hands down. I‘ve only been to a handful though. I used to go to Shenendoah quite a bit and love it for a day trip, and live very close toHarpers Ferry NP too. I‘ve not yet been to Glacier or Yellowstone. 5y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Impeachment proceedings make me happy too 😂👍 5y
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Chrissyreadit
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Book mail from yesterday!!! @Laughterhp it‘s here! With bookmarks and tea 🥰, along with two books I ordered for #blackhistorymonth reading (I hope).

Laughterhp Good! I‘m forever going to be afraid of my books getting lost in the mail!! 5y
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Laughterhp
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Mehso-so

This book was okay. Interesting, depressing, infuriating and in the beginning violent. I don‘t want to say too much more because this is our #LMPBC book.

#Booked2020 Finish in a day
#ReadingEurope2020 - France
#PBNRead2020 - Translated book
#ReadingGlasses2020 - Set in another country

Group H - should I be sending this out now to @Chrissyreadit for January? Or wait for Feb? I don‘t have the next book yet so I wasn‘t sure.

Butterfinger Go ahead and send it. The next one should get there by Friday. It was mailed Monday. I'm sorry you didn't like it, but think of how many challenges it covered. 5y
Chrissyreadit Wow!!! That means whether I like it or not I can cross it off my challenges too! 5y
Laughterhp @Butterfinger I know, it covered so many challenges! I liked it, just didn‘t love it! @Chrissyreadit I‘ll try to send this out to you this weekend! 5y
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Chrissyreadit K😁 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Nice quadruple prompt completion! ♥️📚👊🏻 5y
Librarybelle Awesome coverage of challenges! 5y
Cinfhen Would also work for #HatOrHeadCovering 👍🏽 5y
Laughterhp @Chrissyreadit Sorry for the delay! Finally sent this book out to you today! Should be there next week. 😊 5y
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Laughterhp
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#BookMail - @Butterfinger I got your #LMPBC book today!

I also got my #BOTM book today!

Mini rant: I hate where delivery people decide where to place packages. Today they decided in the snow in front of the garage instead of at the front door. Like you have 1 job!! Gahh so frustrating! Luckily no books were water damaged! And it‘s not like my front door isn‘t accessible!

Butterfinger That makes me mad too. 5y
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Butterfinger
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
Pickpick

Beautiful writing - very depressing subject matter. "We go from euphoria to despair several times a day." This quote struck a chord because I felt that as I was reading. At one point I was not going to use it for my markup postal group, but I decided I wanted to hear what their thoughts were. @megnews @Laughterhp @Chrissyreadit I wrote in blue.

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iamChandra
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Mehso-so

This book is one time read.Paulo has framed the actual story of Mata Hari in nice way.The Plot of story is on world war. Paulo has written in simple way. It can be read in 5 hours.

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vonnie862
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Trying to get back into reading. Hoping this #paulocoelho book will inspiring me again.
#audiobook

Lauram Good luck! I‘m trying to get back into reading, too. 6y
Curiouser_and_curiouser Hi! How did you like this book? Did it help you get the reading bug again? 5y
vonnie862 @Curiouser_and_curiouser This was an ok read. Not a choice that I would recommend to get back into reading. 5y
Curiouser_and_curiouser @vonnie862 yeah, I would have thought so too. Hope you're into something good now. Litsy is a great place to get inspired :) 5y
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xxjenadanxx
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Mehso-so

The story of Mata Hari told through the switching perspective in the form of letters by and her lawyer. It was an interesting take and introduction to her story, but lacked some of the beauty and prose one expects from Coelho. Still I‘m glad to have read it.

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Sweettartlaura
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Pickpick

I really liked this interpretive memoir of Mata Hari. It reminded me a lot of Queen of the Night, in that Mata Hari pretty much lived the life Chee imagined for his heroine. And like Chee‘s main character, all Mata Hari was trying to do was live life on her terms. But she did so at the wrong place and time.
Coelho does lean on some historical sources for his account. But he‘s best when he‘s putting the reader in the MC‘s shoes, so let him.

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joshua828
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
Mehso-so

Historical-feminism-WW2

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Deborah42
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Pickpick

I remember writing a report about Mata Hari when I was in elementary school. I was fascinated with her, and my teacher was a bit scandalized. At the time, I didn‘t understand why.

I enjoyed reading Coelho‘s take on her life, despite the fact that he played fast and loose with historical record (especially in regard to her motivations for becoming a courtesan.

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GiorgiaEsse
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Panpan

Dovrebbe essere un libro che ci insegna qualcosa in più sulla vita di Mata Hari ma non è così. Non impariamo nulla di nuovo. L‘autore salta di palo in frasca togliendo continuità agli eventi che si sono verificati e, per di più, inventa dialoghi senza senso. Un libro frettoloso, si percepisce la volontà dell‘autore di finirlo così da poterlo pubblicare il prima possibile.

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castanheira
Espia | Paulo Coelho
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"The spy" - a story of a women caught between the war and the close mind of society, ahead of her time, she challenge everyone to be who she wanted to be. A tail of strength, courage, rebelion and maybe a little bit of arrogance.

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SwedePea
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
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Unpopular opinion, I do not like Paulo Coelho's work. I bailed on The Alchemist and I'm bailing on this too. I love stories about strong women and I really thought this would fulfill that. Well, as I have seen many times with male authors, they are not good at writing female characters. He took a badass femme fatale from history and made her story trite, shallow, and boring! It contained a few good 1-liners, but halfway through... BAIL.

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SwedePea
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It's pessimistic, but she's not wrong.
Love leaves you vulnerable.

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SwedePea
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Where's the lie? 😂
#TheSpy #MataHari #mansplaining

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Balram
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho
Pickpick

The life story of a independent women called 'Mata Hari'

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Larzan
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Flowers teach us that nothing is permanent: not their beauty, not even the fact that they will inevitably wilt, because they will still give new seeds.
Remember this when you feel joy, pain, or sadness.
Everything passes, grows old, dies, and is reborn.
Paulo Coelho, The Spy
👌🏻

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BookmarkTavern
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Mehso-so

To be honest, my knowledge of Mata Hari was limited to "seductive WWI spy." I had no idea that there was so much more to her story than what her detractors had told. This was a fascinating look into her story.

But unfortunately, this felt very superficial and lacked Coehlo's usual depth for me. This story definitely got me interested in learning more about her history. Beyond that though, this felt flat and forgettable.

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PatriciaU This was in my review of this last year: “I found Coelho's version of Mata Hari to be vain, somewhat dim and naive, and quite unlikable.” I agree with your assessment here....Disappointing. 7y
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nomeadorana
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"The greatest crime I committed was being an emancipated and independent woman in a world ruled by men."

RaimeyGallant Nice quote! And welcome! #litsywelcomewagon 7y
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nomeadorana @DebinHawaii @Chelleo @Eggs THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCHH💗💗 7y
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Page55
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What a beautiful thought

Liatrek Very beautiful ❤️ This is one of things I love most about Litsy is being able share passages that you love. I always hated reading a great line and having no one to share it with. 7y
Page55 I agree. I have a reading notebook where I write down passages I like, but sharing is better 7y
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Page55
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I love this quote!

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Page55
The Spy: A novel | Paulo Coelho

This is my pick for my challenge of reading authors that are not from the USA

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actualdisneyprincess
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I started this little beauty last night when I needed a little bit of a break from “The Weight of Words,” and I‘m kind of hoping I can manage to do nothing for the next hour here at work except read this. Mata Hari is so fascinating, and Coelho‘s prose is gorgeous. This is my first Coelho, and I‘ll definitely be diving into the rest of his work! #thespy #paulocoelho #matahari

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MissLiteraryAli
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Never fall in love. Love is a poison. Once you fall in love, you lose control over your life -- your heart and mind belong to someone else. Your existence is threatened. You start to do everything to hold on to your loved one and lose all sense of danger. Love, that inexplicable and dangerous thing, sweeps everything you are from the face of the earth and, in its place, leaves only what your beloved wants you to be.

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julesG
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Thank you @Simona.

You didn't need to send me an extra book for the damaged one, but thank you very much. I'm looking forward to reading it.

#LMPBC #GroupU
@ju.ca.no @ephemeralwaltz

Will have a look at your notes tonight.

Simona Sorry, again 😔 7y
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