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Title: The Confessor by Daniel Silva ISBN: 0-399-14972-4 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: 24 February, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.49 (43 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: It's Not the DaVinci Code
Comment: There's a lot wrong with this book. Chief among them is character development. In the editorial review written above, the author calls Gabriel Allon "enigmatic." I'll say! You can find nothing about this character's description, age, fears, passions (except for art restoration), what motivates him, whether he's strong, good, smart. Who IS this guy? Am I supposed to care about him and his cause?
Silva seems to wrap other stories that were done better (The Day of the Jackal) around his "secret! finally exposed!": that Pope Pius XII was silent during much of the Holocaust, and that Nazi war criminals escaped after the war with the aid of the Roman Catholic Church. Ooooooo. That is SUCH a revelation.
The other main problem I have with the book is the lack of action until most of the many, many characters are introduced. There are so many characters that I often had to page back in the book to see who someone was when they were later re-introduced into the narrative (Tiepolo, for instance). I don't think much action occurs until after you've read about 200 pages. And after that the action is spotty, not very exciting. There's no real tension built up at any point.
The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons are much better books on similar subjects (not WWII or the Holocaust but evil within the Vatican). If you've read them and are looking for more on the same or similar subjects, I'd advise, keep looking.
Rating: 5
Summary: Engrossing
Comment: This book by Daniel Silva is among the most engrossing you are
apt to read for awhile. His hero, the art-restorer Gabriel Allon, who still does the occasional very secret job for the
Israeli Secret Service, learns that one of his best friends
was murdered while working on a top-secret book.
The search for the truth quickly becomes quite complex, as this
talented spy searches for answers, and he is directed to an obscure convent along one of Italy's northern lakes, where the
answers to his questions are really suspicious non-answers.
His quest send him to locales through Germany and Italy, as well
as into France and other places, and the tension mounts as Gabriel has to shoot his way out of a couple tight spots, and he
begins to wonder just who his enemies are.
Some of the highest leaders of the Roman Catholic church have
parts to play here, as the search begins to focus on WWII and
the part the church played in the Nazi's attempts to eliminate
the Jewish population of Europe.
Whether the premise, of Catholic indifference to the plight of
the Jews in WWII Europe, is accepted or not, the story is very
fascinating, and this author does a magnificant job detailing
possible scenarios, and his characters are believeable to the
point of the reader worrying and caring about some of them,
and hoping for the worst for some others.
Silva creates both characters and places that are easily visualized, and we do feel we are working along with these people as they are shot at, race around back streets of German
and Italian cities, and meet with mysterious figures.
The atmosphere the author creates cannot be beat, and this book
will end too fast for most readers.
Grab this one as soon as you can.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gabriel Allon goes to Vatican: another great book by Silva
Comment: I have listened to the audio version of the book (using audible.com) and found it as entertaining as the rest of Gabriel Allon series. The plot is exciting and dynamic throughout the book. In the book, Mossad investigates the murder of one of its covert agents, and walks into a power struggle between the newly selected Pope and a secret Catholic society opposed to him. Although the story takes place in recent years, it is set against the background of the events of World War II, the Holocaust and the role of the Catholic Church in it. The plot is vivid and imaginative (if not somewhat improbable at times), but ultimately it kept me entertained to the last page. Some turns of the events could be predicted if you're familiar with the rest of Silva's books, but that was not a major issue. If you enjoy political intrigue, espionage, and Europe's 20th century history, you will also enjoy this book.
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Title: The English Assassin by Daniel Silva ISBN: 0451208188 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 25 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Deception Point by Dan Brown ISBN: 0671027387 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Unlikely Spy by Daniel Silva ISBN: 0451209303 Publisher: Signet Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Digital Fortress : A Thriller by Dan Brown ISBN: 0312263120 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 05 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Angels & Demons by Dan Brown ISBN: 0671027360 Publisher: Pocket Star Pub. Date: 26 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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