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Traição (2013)

by Jason Matthews(Favorite Author)

3.94 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Lua de Papel

review 1: If you enjoy reading about spies and their secretive activities, you will become thoroughly invested in this book. Just like life, Red Sparrow doesn't put its focus on huge action sequences and globe trotting that can seem cliche. It chooses to focus on the finer points of spycraft, from learning the trade to dealing with the politics of the higher ups. I didn't really care for the male lead in this story, though. But the Russian characters were interesting enough to keep me invested. I do how Matthews continues with the female lead, as she has the confidence and strength to overcome quite a bit. In a genre that features male heroes, it is refreshing to get a tale from the other side every now and then.
review 2: This is a spy story, CIA vs Russians in mo... moredern Russia. The sparrow is a young woman trained to seduce and entrap Western agents, or people who might have information worth while to Russia, and the sparrow in this story is Dominika, who is never fully committed to her sparrow job. She is sent to entrap Nate, a CIA agent. Added to the mix are MARBLE, a highly placed Russian who is giving information to the CIA, and SWAN, a highly placed American giving information to the Russians. Then throw in a range of extras, and we have a really exciting book. For me there were two important aspects to this book that set it above most others in this sort of genre. The first is the CIA part sounds very authentic; I could see that agents might behave like they do here. This should not be a total surprise because Jason Matthews is apparently a retired CIA operative, and his wife was also with the CIA for 35 years. Here we have someone who knows what they are writing about. The Russian part was, for me, less convincing and there is a tendency throughout the book to promote the CIA and denigrate the Russians, but I guess that goes with the thought that your team have to be the best, someone has to be worst for the story, so that is them. The second great point is that the plot moves along nicely, and just when you think it is starting to get predictable, you get plot twists that are really surprising. Not only that, but it is well-written. One added feature (actually a detraction for me) is there is a focus on food (probably a consequence of TV cooking programs); everyone ends up eating somewhere, and at the end of the chapter you get a free recipe for how to make one of the things that were eaten. Unfortunately, proportions are not mentioned, so amateur cooks could end up with just about anything. Notwithstanding that, this book is well worth reading if you like the spy genre. less

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