Books by Simon Mawer
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review 1: I'm not sure what the fuss is about this book and why it got so many 4 and 5 star ratings. I'll admit I'm not much into spy stories, but I do like historical fiction, and this one just did not catch my interest. It seemed like nothing happened for 3/4 of the book, and then when...
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review 1: Tak jsem dočetla druhou knihu od Simona Mawera a zase mě dostal. Příběh dívky, která má hned několik jmen, mě vážně pohltil, ač to zní jako to největší klišé. Ale je to prostě tak, bavilo mě to, hltala jsem každé písmenko a byla jsem zvědavá. Nejsem historik, ale působilo to na m...
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review 1: The story COULD have been so great. I think this book had such great potential, but it just fell flat. I was sorely disappointed with the lack of detail ("we learned about assault weapons today") and I felt like I could never connect with the main character and all the rest of ...