Rating: 4/5
Review
Enjoyable but flawed
I enjoyed I Am Pilgrim, but I did think it had its flaws.
There’s a lot
that’s familiar here; the best agent of his generation, retired but
dragged back into the secret world to save the entire world from
terrorist catastrophe isn’t the most original of set-ups. However
Terry Hayes pulls it off very well, by and large. He structures the
story cleeverly so that it’s a compelling read, there is a lot of
meticulous research which makes it at least semi-plausible and his
portraits of the motivations of his characters are well done. I
found it gripping and page-turning almost throughout. Almost.
The book is too long
and would benefit from considerable trimming, I think. Some of the
extensive back-story began to get in the way sometimes, some of the
action sequences were over drawn out and frankly silly and the rather
ridiculous climax and extended sentimental coda let the book down a
little.
Nonetheless, it’s
an engrossing book for much of its (considerable) length and would
make an excellent beach read. Recommended.
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