#10 of 2025! Gabriel Allon No. 7!
Started: 3/25/25
Finished: 4/10/25
17 Days
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#10 of 2025! Gabriel Allon No. 7!
Started: 3/25/25
Finished: 4/10/25
17 Days
bailedWell 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!
pickI 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
pickA 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
#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.
