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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Silva's Best,
This review is from: The Confessor (Mass Market Paperback)
The first Daniel Silva book I ever read was Mark of the Assassin, and unfortunately my opinion of his books has gone steadily downhill ever since. Perhaps I'm just expecting too much from the man, but Mark of the Assassin had interesting characters, a well-paced plot, and a steady stream of action. The other books I've read by him all fall flat in comparison. The plots seem hackneyed or totally unrealistic, there are too many long, boring passages, and the endings completely fall apart in a way that I can't believe any reader could possibly be satisfied with. Others have written good reviews for this book so obviously my opinion isn't shared by all, but Silva is dangerously close to following in the footsteps of John Le Carre' by writing books that strive to be so realistic that they end up being boring. If I want 100-percent realism, I'll read a non-fiction book. When I read a spy thriller I expect a moderate amount of escapism, at least enough to keep me excited while turning the pages. For me to keep buying Silva's novels, he'll need to do a far better job than he's done over his past 3 or 4 books.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Strong plotting, poor backgorund research,
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This review is from: Confessor (Hardcover)
By the way he writes, Mr Silva is following the footsteps of acclaimed international top notch thriller writers like (i.e) Federick Forsyth.The Confessor exhibits a polished prose, good plotting, satisfactory outline of characters, and employment of resources to grab the reader attention The core of this story is the willingness of the new elected Pope Paul the VII to release secluded key information and documents to prove the Church silence and Vatican-Nazi links during the Holocaust of the Jews at the time of the Second World War. The new Pope also wants to follow a policy intended to foster better relationship with the Jews and the first step of his project is to go and visit the Great Synagogue of Rome on the other side of the city, however his efforts will be confronted by the conspiracy of an influential inside Catholic sect called "Crux Vera" adamant to maintain the status quo so as not to undermine the world political power of the Church, the reader is then presented with two antagonist factions from beginning to end To carry out his idea, Silva resorts to alluring elements typical of this type of novels, the Israeli Spy Agency Mossad, the evil maneuvers of the Priests of the Vatican Curia, first class murderers and terrorists for hire, etc And here comes the weak point (the missing star), if you dare to include in a novel powerful spy features like the Vatican and the Mossad that means you are playing heavyweight, and the only way to exploit them efficiently is long serious background research, something I have never noticed Lack of research is manifest since most chapters are short when the first half of them should have been devoted to detail the exploits of the research and the last half to tell related actions and events or even they could be mixed up, that would have rendered a longer fruitful captivating story If Mr Silva makes the big effort to include more enlightening research in his work, he will become a top international thriller, good research is his missing link up to date
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
If only this were a true story and not fiction!,
By James P. Rybak (Grand Junction, CO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Confessor (Hardcover)
Daniel Silva has taken a question which definitely needs to be resolved and has provided a most believable explanation. The actions, or lack thereof, of the Roman Catholic Church during the Holocaust of World War II have been questioned for years. Unfortunately, neither the Vatican nor the other parties involved have provided us with much in the way of credible answers to date. Silva provides us with an explanation that well could be very close to the real truth. He does this in a most exciting and believable manner which keeps the reader spellbound. Just as the reader thinks that the story could not become any more thrilling, Silva adds another wrinkle that notches up the excitement level even more. It is no exaggeration to say that the final 100 pages describe an outcome that I truly wish could become true.
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