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By: NELS 062
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2025-06-16 10:25:06 |
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Most of the group thought this was a great, fast paced thriller. Loved the story of Eva the spy in the second World War. Intelligent and gripping writing. |
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By: DUNED 118
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2024-10-14 20:02:49 |
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Many of our group found the book hard to get into. In places the book dragged and some didn’t manage to finish. |
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By: CHCH 299
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2024-07-02 11:07:15 |
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One of the few books that everyone in the group enjoyed. A few noted that at times it was obviously a man writing from a woman's point of view, but despite that all found it an interesting story and several group members plan to read more by this author. |
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By: NELS 086
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2024-01-11 10:28:12 |
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Enjoyed by our group. Good discussion. |
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By: AUCK 440
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2023-10-30 10:13:39 |
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We found 'Restless' very gripping and page turning. Very evocative. It was written beautifully - a flowing read; we felt that William Boyd wore his intellect lightly. |
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By: WHANG 023
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2023-04-10 20:53:14 |
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A spy story. One of those long and winding stories that spread across lots of years in different lives. Initially I struggled a bit, but once I got in the swing of it, I really enjoyed it and finished it. I have since read some reviews, especially the one star reviews and I can relate to what those people are saying, but it wasn't like that for me. |
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By: MATAM 006
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2023-02-08 14:30:26 |
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Hard to get into but once we were all over halfway through, we all enjoyed it. We were all shocked at how easily the media was manipulated. |
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By: GOVER 005
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2022-09-10 15:27:42 |
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We all enjoyed this, a quick read and interesting. Some parallels to modern society and disinformation. All felt we were keen to read something else by this author. |
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By: AUCK 335
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2022-06-09 14:50:40 |
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Rather lighter than our usual reading and enjoyed by all. Well-written and with a plot full of surprises. |
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By: TAUR 059
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2022-03-05 14:17:56 |
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Most in group enjoyed the book. Plot, suspense and intrigue complemented and all felt well-written. Discussions on whether some of the writing portrayed what a women would actually feel/think in certain instances or if what a male writer thought they would think. Character discussion generally found characters well rounded and believable, Ruth's character was not liked by some of the group, but generally understood. This generated a discussion on mothers' and daughters' relationships and how realistic it was that a daughter would know so little about their mother. |
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By: AUCK 422
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2021-10-02 08:28:12 |
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Wide range of opinions - some got caught up in the story and enjoyed the historical and geographical settings, others were very critical of the plot which was very loose and unbelievable in places. Some of us were disappointed that such a reputable writer could write something so lacking in style and credibility. |
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By: CHCH 194
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2020-05-25 15:34:40 |
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There was unanimous approval of this book - for its subject matter and the writing style. We all felt drawn into the plot - and learnt more history as we read. |
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By: WELL 120
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2019-08-23 14:05:39 |
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Everyone enjoyed the book, some saying it was the best book we've had from BDS. Others commented on the writer's skill, especially in describing the British countryside in the opening chapter. And it was a revelation to many that British spies had operated in the USA to draw that country into the war and ensure the defeat of Germany. |
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By: PALMN 029
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2018-01-31 14:34:08 |
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Enjoyed but not loved. The characters were hard to sympathise with. An interesting read of place and time. |
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By: NELS 014
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2018-01-09 13:45:04 |
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Wonderful story, great discussion. An ending we didn't see coming. |
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By: NAP 005
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2018-01-09 13:43:01 |
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We all enjoyed this book and spent some time discussing it. Many of the group had not read spy stories before and this was a great introduction to that genre. We enjoyed the book on many levels - the characterisation, plot, language and structure. We felt comfortable with the way the author did not tie up all the loose ends! |
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By: TAIRU 001
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2018-01-09 13:39:12 |
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This was one of the rare books about which the group was unanimous - everybody enjoyed it enormously. It was found to be cleverly written, easy to read and a real page-turner. Interesting insights into the world of spies, and particularly their role in the USA prior to Pearl Harbour. The notes and questions were excellent too, and generated an animated discussion! The author was unknown to most of us, but we are now all keen to read more by him. |
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By: NAP 021
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2018-01-09 13:31:10 |
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A good group discussion - not many of us had read a book quite like it before. Well written and full of twists and turns which kept the reader "on their toes". Well received by all. |
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By: HAST 007
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2018-01-09 13:26:40 |
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Devoured by all. |
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By: CHCH 268
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2018-01-09 13:25:57 |
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Most members found this an easy and enjoyable read, weaving the two stories together easily. Some aspects of the stories were predictable yet there were some elements of suspense. |
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By: HAMIL 003
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2018-01-09 13:06:08 |
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This was an extremely popular book with our group. Members are already looking for other books by this excellent writer. We had a great discussion and found the questions great 'starters' - the notes were useful too. |
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By: NAP 007
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2018-01-09 12:59:29 |
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We enjoyed this book very much. It was beautifully written and the story was gripping. It caused much animated discussion. |
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By: CHCH 393
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2018-01-09 12:56:21 |
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An interesting read. It took a while to adapt to which character, mother or daughter, was telling the story. At times it seemed very far fetched, but to find out it was based on a true story was amazing! |
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