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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good read, Jul 2 2004
Rating System: 1 star = abysmal; some books deserve to be forgotten 2 star = poor; a total waste of time 3 star = good; worth the effort 4 star = very good; what writing should be 5 star = fantastic; must own it and share it with othersEYE OF THE NEEDLE by Ken Follet STORY: WWII rages throughout Europe. The infamous German spy, De Needle, attempts to stay one step ahead of the MI6 agents on his tail. It quickly becomes a race to stop the German spy from revealing the truth about the upcoming Allied invasion. MY FEEDBACK: 1) CHARACTERS ˇV nice backgrounds and motivations given and the players in the story stay true to character. Characters are believable because weˇve all known people like themˇKwell maybe not like De Needle. ş You cheer for the good guys and hate it when the bad guy succeeds, which is exactly what an author wants to accomplish in his writing. I appreciated that the ˇ§good guysˇ were not made out to be complete idiots and actually had some great intuition in trying to capture the bad guy. 2) SETTING ˇV Iˇve never been to England but Iˇve seen plenty of movies that take place there. I think the author uses these preconceived ideas and already established visuals to help the reader know where the character is. Otherwise, when you look at it closely, I felt that he didnˇt spend a lot of time giving us environmental descriptionsˇKsome readers will find this a pleasing aspect while others may want more. 3) STORY ˇV For the longest time I couldnˇt figure out what the purpose of the ˇ§sub-plotˇ of Lucy and David was all about and how it tied into the main storyline. But it was brought around nicely. Nice suspense and the last 50 pages are great wrap up. 4) MISC ˇV There is one love scene that is VERY descriptive and may be offensive to some readers...but luckily it is only one and doesnˇt carry on for too long. The book generated an overall bond with me that now Iˇm off to watch the Donald Sutherland movie version of the book. OVERALL ˇV Fast, easy read that brings suspense and concern for the well being of the characters. Worth getting!
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