The Spy and the Traitor
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The Spy and the Traitor

by Ben Macintyre

2018•Documentary•384 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryespionagehistoricalthrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedrescue/escape/jeopardyfighting evil

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Boxlist takeRealistic and smart: a serious non-fiction book, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institutions, the savvy, sophisticated Gordievsky grew to see his nation’s communism as both criminal and philistine.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryEspionageHistoricalThrillerRescue/escape/jeopardyFighting evil

Subjects

Cold WarSpiesIntelligence serviceSoviet UnionBiographyHistoryAmes, aldrich hazen, 1941-Espionage, british

Details

Author
Ben Macintyre
Published
2018
Pages
384
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