I would not recommend the audiobook. The voice of the male main character, Dom, was so distracting. I didn鈥檛 love this one. The backdrop of the seed bI would not recommend the audiobook. The voice of the male main character, Dom, was so distracting. I didn鈥檛 love this one. The backdrop of the seed bank in the southern hemisphere was interesting but to me if felt like the author couldn鈥檛 decide if this book was a mystery, love story, or about climate change, so she tried to make it all 3. And that just didn鈥檛 succeed for me. I haven鈥檛 read anything else by the author, not sure that this will entice me to read others. Our book club gave it an average 6 out of 10....more
Listened to this book and the audio was pretty good. As an American who was a toddler in 1980, I had never heard of the hostage crisis at the Iranian Listened to this book and the audio was pretty good. As an American who was a toddler in 1980, I had never heard of the hostage crisis at the Iranian embassy in London. McIntyre brings the crisis to life and makes you feel like you were there. I purposefully didn鈥檛 look up how it ended in Wikipedia, and I鈥檓 so glad. ...more
Entertaining read. I enjoyed the setting of Syria, especially in light of current events and the toppling of the Assad regime. If you enjoy spy novelsEntertaining read. I enjoyed the setting of Syria, especially in light of current events and the toppling of the Assad regime. If you enjoy spy novels It doesn鈥檛 have the intricacies of a Le Carr茅 novel, but if you enjoy modern spy novels I would recommend it. ...more
Listened to the audiobook and the narrator was fantastic. The author has created vivid characters that the reader can connect with. He is a great storListened to the audiobook and the narrator was fantastic. The author has created vivid characters that the reader can connect with. He is a great storyteller and brings to life the NY city protects of the late 60鈥欌€檚 and early 70鈥檚, as the drug epidemic begins to take hold. The characters are charmingly and witty and I appreciated the ending. Great listen!...more
If I could give a half star, I would. This is not literature, but pure entertainment. I can see this book being made into a movie. Unrealistic drama, If I could give a half star, I would. This is not literature, but pure entertainment. I can see this book being made into a movie. Unrealistic drama, steamy sex, and a hero. The person who chose this for book club was mortified but I found myself giggling with entertainment. ...more
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