The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer
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Book Summary Author: Olen Steinhauer Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2009-03-03 ISBN: 0312369727 Number of pages: 416 Publisher: Minotaur Books |
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Book Reviews of the The Tourist
Customer Review: This isn't "Trade Craft" - this is Amateur Hour for spies
Summary: 1 Stars
I cannot believe this book actually got printed! The author is one of the worst writers that I have read!
Contrived, loosely held together, so scattered between this/that. That is what this book is. The plot is unoriginal-though the settings seem to be that classic "Euro-Bond" landscape. The only originality in this book was the boredom that it causes the reader. Honestly, reading this book was like that Seinfeld episode where J.Peterman drags Elaine to see the "English Patient" - and Elaine screams out "Just die already!"
DO NOT BE FOOLED - This author is one of the worst spy novelists I have had the displeasure of reading!
His depiction of "Trade Craft" for spies is laughable. I'll give him credit for "dead drops", but other than that...I'm going to go with a NO NO NO NO! What the @#%($ were the publishers thinking by giving this guy a book deal!
Plot:"Drunk/Drugged Up&OUT CIA 'Tourist'" (all with a much too confusing game of "what is my name...no really what is going to be my name...no seriously what was my name...game going on through out the intro) looking to make a killing; centered around 9/11 - and then slow but painful death of a plot kills what is left of a potentially brain dead novel!
Barbara Cartland (God rest her soul) could have written a better spy novel! And to think someone actually bought the rights to make this a movie?!? Seriously, to the people who bought the rights...get your money back! For those of you out there considering buying this garbage - hope you're using it for kindling or toilet paper, because damn, this is one of the worst books I have ever read!