Die Leopardin

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

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I spent most of the day glued to this book. Once they landed in France I was on the edge of my seat.

I writing was often distracting—not in a good way. I didn‘t appreciate how he described women, especially if he didn‘t think they were attractive.

Two of the group were lesbians and another was a cross-dresser—for no apparent reason. (Is this a guy thing?)

I want to learn more about the the real-life Jackdaws!

#lmpbc @Pogue @TheBookHippie

Maria514626 Trigger warning! There are torture scenes. They didn‘t give me nightmares but I didn‘t appreciate the mind pictures. Insinuations are creepier. (I think he was going for high creepiness.) (edited) 2y

TheBookHippie Oy! 😵‍💫 2y

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Maria514626

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

Such a vivid description!

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Maria514626

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

I‘ve been pretty critical about the writing. Still, it‘s a good story and very suspenseful.

Its good to see an all-women crew, even though they‘re sometimes painted with sexist brush. (I wonder what this would have been like with a woman writer?) #girlpower

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Maria514626

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

I am a snob about writing and soup. 😆 This is my first Follett book. I like the story but he uses too many words.

In this case, you know that the women have to sneak an injured, incapacitated man into Gilberte‘s apartment. “Unfortunately” is unnecessary. And, removing it makes the sentence more powerful.

Off soap box. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

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Pogue

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

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Well I finished this today and got it in the mail. I am sorry it is late getting out I had to order it. @Maria514626 @TheBookHippie #lmpbc

Maria514626 No worries! I‘m all backed up in my reading. 😆 2y

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Larkken

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

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This is our book club pick for the month, and I'm looking forward to talking about it. On one hand, the plot was lots of fun and I can see it making a great movie. Down with Nazis, and all that. 💪 🇬🇧 On the other, this book is really sexed up, and I dunno what it added to the story. And it's not like I'm a prude, I finished Bridgertons just like everyone else 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️
One square down for #bookspinbingo !

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Larkken

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

#bookspin and #bookspinbingo look like fun! Plus, as you can see I need to study this month for a certification, and gamification might just work!

Books that I think might fit below:

TheAromaofBooks

Larkken 1. study: Skeletal Trauma Analysis
2. book club book: Jackdaws by Ken Follett
3. bought last year
4. study: Forensic Anthropology (Boyd and Boyd)
5. study: 20 articles
6. #AuthorAMonth, NK Jemisin: The Fifth Season
7. study: Forensic Taphonomy
8. SFFBC cleanup, "take a gamble" or study (20 articles)
9. SFFBC cleanup, "red or black": Black Leopard Red Wolf
10. study: The Analysis of Burned Human Remains 4y

Larkken 11. New release: We Could Be Heroes
12. #Booked2021, set in Australia
13. #Booked2021, baked goods on cover or study (20 articles)
14. study: Broken Bones
15. award winner:
16. Read Harder
17. Read Harder or study (20 articles)
18. study: Handbook of Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology 4y

Larkken 19. Popsugar
20. Popsugar or study (20 articles)
21. study: Forensic Anthropology 2nd ed (Langley and Tersigni-Tarrant)
22. study: Forensic Recovery
23. study: Bones: Structure and Mechanics
24. study: Companion to Forensic Anthropology
25. study: Forensic Anthropology (Christensen et al) 4y

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! Glad to have you along!!! 4y

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EadieB

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

Day 16 - #IfYouLikeThis #SavingPrivateRyan

#YoullLikeThisBook #Jackdaws

Klou

Klou I like the sound of this one! Great choice!!! 4y

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elisebarker

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

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This was so good!! Some parts were a little cheesy and other parts were almost too difficult to read (torture), but overall a definite pick!!

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Sha0102

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

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Master!
#book #bookaholic #booklovers #ler #leitura #leitora #reading #instabook #instaread #instabooks #bookstagram #litsy #booklover #readingabook #amreading #books #Sha2019

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Andrew65

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

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At first I wasn‘t sure about this Ken Follett Book, but it grew on me more and more and more as I carried on reading, and in the end loved the story and wanted to keep on reading. A Great War time story with some wonderful female lead characters, and what‘s more based on a true story. The lead character sounds like a great woman. I strongly recommend this book to Ken Follett fans, those who love wartime stories, & anyone who loves a great story.

Tove_Reads, EadieB

EadieB Great story! Nice review! 5y

Andrew65 Thanks 😊, and totally agree. 5y

Crazeedi I'm adding! Havent read this one! 5y

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Andrew65 Definitely worth the effort. 👍 5y

Tove_Reads I wasn‘t sure in the beginning, but it got better and better. I‘d like to know about her life after the war as well! Btw, next up

Hammer of Eden

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Thanks, looks like the library has it. 5y

Tove_Reads @Andrew65 Mine too! I‘ve bought most, because I don‘t want to read all of them, I need to read all of them! 5y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads We are getting well through them! 5y

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EadieB

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

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Follett is a powerful storyteller and this one does not disappoint. His characters are unforgettable and his plots are mixed with authentic detail of historical events. Just before D-day a group of courageous woman led by Felicity “Flick” Clairet from the Special Operations Executive sabotage German‘s lines of communications in northern France which was a vital part of the success of the D-day mission. Read about the secret mission of Jackdaws!

Tove_Reads, Andrew65

Follow.my.read This was an ALL TIME FAVORITE!!!!!! I love Follett!!! 5y

EadieB @Follow.my.read Definitely a good one! 5y

Andrew65 This book just grew and grew and grew on me the more I read. Just finished it myself this afternoon but not written a review yet. 5y

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EadieB @Andrew65 I thought it was an excellent story. 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB Most definitely, and a very big story at that. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 I like how it was based on a true story. A woman named Pearl Witherington, a trained British courier, in charge of 2,000 men who was recommended for a Military Cross, which women were held ineligible. She received a civil MBE, which she returned, saying that she had done nothing civil. 5y

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Andrew65

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

Finally got a chance to start Jackdaws, which I am reading with @EadieB and @Tove_Reads . Always a pleasure to read a Ken Follett Book, a great storyteller.

Crazeedi I can't say that I've read this one! Hmmm, must have missed it 5y

Tove_Reads Not ashamed to admit to reading it either 😂🤦‍♀️👀 5y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Definitely not! 😂 How‘s your reading of it progressing? 5y

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Tove_Reads Done several days ago 5y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Did you enjoy it? 5y

Tove_Reads Yes, even though the theme is still not my fave, but this one had a different angle which was nice. 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 I‘m enjoying this one! Halfway done! @Tove_Reads (edited) 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB Very similar, at 44%. An enjoyable read. @Tove_Reads 5y

Tove_Reads Surprisingly fast read! @andrew65 @eadieb 5y

EadieB @Andrew65 Reading 3 other books along with Jackdaws so I‘ve been switching around. @Tove_Reads 5y

Andrew65 @EadieB Similar for me too, currently got three books on the go. His always seem to be quick reads. 5y

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Tove_Reads

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

Reading Ken Follett and I‘m not ashamed at all! Why am I telling you this? A man wrote in GR that it‘s embarrassing/a guilty pleasure to read Follett. That‘s sad! Nothing to feel ashamed of! Then I remembered that people have been embarrassed to read for example Harry Potter (adult covers to hide it), 50 shades, Paulo Coelho.

Andrew65 What‘s embarrassing or a guilty pleasure about reading a brilliant author like Ken Follett. How stupid! @EadieB (edited) 5y

Andrew65 Hoping to start this tonight or tomorrow. 5y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 People are weird... 5y

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Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Agreed, and quite snobbish about the books they read. Don‘t care how high brow or not an author is considered, more about if I enjoy the book, story, characters, etc. Read some of those authors that are considered high brow and some of those books are so boring and would switch me off reading. We read for enjoyment not to impress others. @EadieB (edited) 5y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 From now on I‘ll only listen to classical music and read Plato or Tsehov when I‘m out and about, so that everyone knows I‘m really smart 😂🤣😂🤣😜🤦‍♀️🤯 (edited) 5y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads And Read

Collected Works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Tove_Reads @andrew65 👍🏽Indeed! Also quoting really smart people. 5y

Oryx No such thing as a guilty read. Enjoy what you want. 5y

wanderinglynn People ARE weird. I‘m never embarrassed of what I read, no matter how “juvenile” or “trashy.” 😂 5y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Whilst wearing a jacket with leather pouches on the elbows! 😂 5y

Andrew65 @Oryx @wanderinglynn Agree totally, we all have different tastes in reading. Just read what you enjoy. (edited) 5y

Tove_Reads @eadieb Sounds about right! 5y

Tove_Reads @andrew65 When are you due back at work? 5y

Tove_Reads @oryx @wanderinglynn Absolutely! The most important thing is that you read. It beats all the ones not reading! 5y

Tove_Reads @EadieB @andrew65 Btw, Hammer of Eden is up next! 5y

Andrew65 @Tove_Reads Full time from beginning of September but will be doing work ready the last two weeks of August. 5y

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Freespirit

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

I just received my gorgeous #makerswap gift package from @LapReader lovely Allissa ❤️
The books look fab and I haven‘t read any of them! The homemade pin cushion and key ring is so cute. I will love using the colouring in book. I also loved the messages that came with each parcel😘😘 Thanks so much for organising this swap @LibrarianRyan

Crazeedi I ❤❤ your prizes! You got great books! 5y

Freespirit I did @Crazeedi ! Ken Follett is a favourite author of mine❤️ 5y

LibrarianRyan 😁👍🏻❤️ 5y

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SaberAA

Jackdaws | Ken Follett

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It's a bit biased towards the "good guys". I would've liked more scenes with the gestapo officer in it. I'm not so sure about how much the book reflects on actual war situations back then.
I don't regret diving in tho,