Watchman - Ian Rankin Reviews
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Newest Review: ... set in London and Northern Ireland at the time of the "Troubles", and the main character, Miles, is a spy for the ... more
... British government.
The first two thirds of the book follows his antics as he bumbles through his life, messing up both his career and his marriage. The reader is introduced to many secondary characters, but none of these are explored in any great depth and are not memorable. I really struggled to follow who all the different characters were, as they were all quite bland and uninteresting, and there were so many of them.
The book picks up slightly closer to the end, with Miles having a personality transformation that is...more
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Customer Watchman - Ian Rankin Reviews (1)
by - written on 01/10/12 (Somewhat useful, 12 readings)
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This is like no other Ian Rankin book that I've ever read. The book doesn't feature the well-known detective Rebus, which isn't that unusal for an Ian Rankin novel, but it doesn't feature any gripping characters at all. The book is set in London and Northern Ireland at the time of the "Troubles", and the main character, Miles, is a spy for the British government. The first two thirds of the book follows his antics as he bumbles through his life, messing up both his career and his marriage. The reader is introduced to many secondary characters, but none of these are explored in any great depth and are not memorable. I really struggled to follow ... Read the complete review
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