Title: I wanted to like it
Product review: I'm sorry, I wanted to like this book. It is well written. However, it is written in what I would characterize as a pretentious style. I'm sure many may enjoy this style, but I prefer a more realistic, down to earth narrative. Tolstoy was literate but he wasn't usually pretentious.The main woman character also bothered me; she was just not believable. Maybe there are women who kiss men within hours of meeting them, but I don't know of any. (An expansion of my circle of acquaintances might be in order.) Possibly this was written for a more romantically inclined spy novel audience. I don't know.Rarely do I not finish a book, but this is one that I didn't. I would recommend Alan Furst over this author for a WWII spy novel.
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