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Conclave
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bookshelves: best-of-2025, italy-theme-setting, mystery-crime-thriller, read-2025, theology
Mar 20, 2025
bookshelves: best-of-2025, italy-theme-setting, mystery-crime-thriller, read-2025, theology
I devoured this in a day- a rainy, cold, February Sunday. Even though I had an inkling of the ending because of the publicity around the film, which I have not not yet seen, I was still mesmerized. Bravo to Robert Harris for clean prose, a tight plot, and precisely-drawn characters. He let the story tell itself, and the reader to form her own opinions, without belaboring the narrative with too much backstory or thematic inquiry.
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Reading Progress
November 4, 2024
– Shelved
November 4, 2024
– Shelved as:
to-read
March 8, 2025
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Started Reading
March 9, 2025
– Shelved as:
best-of-2025
March 9, 2025
– Shelved as:
italy-theme-setting
March 9, 2025
– Shelved as:
mystery-crime-thriller
March 9, 2025
– Shelved as:
read-2025
March 9, 2025
– Shelved as:
theology
March 9, 2025
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Finished Reading
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I haven't seen this either and was contemplating perhaps reading it instead. GoiGood to know it's got pace and is immersive.
Cheryl wrote: "Thank you Julie for your review. I appreciate precisely-drawn characters so on my TBR this goes.Enjoy your next read!"
It's a great meld of character sketch and thriller. So enjoyable!
Claire wrote: "I haven't seen this either and was contemplating perhaps reading it instead. GoiGood to know it's got pace and is immersive." Completely- Harris at his best, IMO. I'm looking forward to watching the film now. I think Ralph Fiennes is perfectly cast!
Good review, Julie. I am quite a fan of Robert Harris' books and this one didn't disappoint. I really need to see the film.
Jill wrote: "Good review, Julie. I am quite a fan of Robert Harris' books and this one didn't disappoint. I really need to see the film."Thank you, Jill! I'm looking forward to seeing the film, as well.
Enjoy your next read!