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#10 of 2025! Gabriel Allon No. 7!
Started: 3/25/25

Well written and researched, this spy thriller moves from Rome to Jerusalem to Paris & beyond. I quite liked Gabriel Allon although he seems a little too perfect (but maybe that‘s the point). I liked the intricate details of art & the spy world. But at times it felt bogged down in descriptions of process that I didn‘t need. Precise & comprehensive, it‘s richer than many spy thrillers. Kind of like an art history textbook in fictional form.

Gotta get through this one so I can prep for book club next week. It's okay, but not amazing, and I really would rather be reading my other book, which IS amazing. So I'm rewarding myself with chocolate for doing the reading i should be doing instead of the reading i want to be doing. Toblerone season is here!

I enjoyed this but I don‘t think it‘s my favourite genre. The pace was a little slow & lacked tension (the author doesn‘t plan his novels so it felt more episodic than a tightly plotted thriller). Gabriel Allen is a sympathetic, wry character, cartoonish in his abilities (as they all are). It became a WW3 story across many countries, with a not unrealistic premise. Rich with art & music, I enjoyed the more grounded scenes in Venice & Denmark.

#weeklyforecast

Top row: Continue buddy reads #adventuresinphilosophy #freewill #samharris #philosophy #sundaybuddyread #naturalitsy
Row 2: #PSReadathon #witchcraftandmagic #poetry #PunkRockRevolutionandtheFalloftheBerlinWall #nonfiction
Row 3: #audiobook #GabrielAllon

#bookreport week of 10/13-10/19/2024
-My 3 buddy reads on top shelf- #sundaybuddyread #philosophy #freewill #naturalitsy
-mid shelf- books I am currently reading-#witchcraftandmagic #Halloween #cozyread #poetry #nonfiction
-last shelf-#PSReadathon #librariansleuth #audiobook #GabrielAllon #24 #serieslove2024 #nonfiction #HitlersPeople- still reading/listening first 2, finished HP

A novel showing how the Swiss were not innocent during World War II, and really were really bad in more than one way. The English assassin was a “gun” for hire, although he preferred a knife as his weapon of choice. He was hired to do a job and he doesn‘t regret doing his job as it was restitution for what had been done to others. The characters were quite interesting. 4/5

#theunknown #WickedWhispers

@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#SchoolSpirit #Paint Gabriel Allon is an international spy , but let‘s not forget his other job as a gifted art restoration specialist! 🎨

#weeklyforecast

Definitely finish section for #sundaybuddyread, The Flight Portfolio
My plans for Hitler‘s People is to read one chapter- each chapter is about a particular person.The author states that if you don‘t mind some repetition, the reader can skip around.
I am uncertain about the others.