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Published June 1, 2015
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Jason Matthews
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Jason Matthews is an author, self-publishing teacher and blogger working with writers around the world. His novels and how-to guides include:
The Little Universe
Jim's Life
Self Publish to a World of Readers: with Amazon, Apple, Google and Other Major Retailers
How to Make, Market and Sell Ebooks All for Free
Get On Google Front Page
How to Make Your Own Free Website: And Your Free Blog Too
Better You, Better Me
Jason teaches self-publishing courses at Udemy, Lynda and other venues.
Outside publishing, he’s a skier, soccer player, beach-lounger and enjoys a good game of chess.
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February 24, 2023
Ostatnio trafiam na książki, gdzie wciąga mnie początek, później mam przestój w połowie, a na końcu znów mnie wciąga. Tak samo właśnie było z tą książką, która wchłonęła mnie i zainteresowała fabułą od początku. Później był lekki stop, trochę zagmatwanych rzeczy i romans, który był ciekawie przedstawiony, ale jeszcze coś w nim brakowało.
Zaintrygowała mnie Dominika i jej charakter, ale to jak potrafiła odnaleźć się w danej sytuacji, choć i emocje potrafiły wypłynąć za bardzo na pierwszy plan, to i tak wzbudzała wielki szacunek za umiejętności.
Dobrze napisana książka szpiegowska i to przez samego byłego pracownika CIA. Dlatego może pewne rzeczy były świetnie opisane od strony, którą autor dobrze znał i wiedział jak to wygląda. Chociaż gra między Amerykanami, a Rosjanami zawsze jest przedstawiana w taki sposób, że jedni i drudzy szastają ludzkim życiem, ale po jednej stronie bardziej.
Jestem ciekawa drugiego tomu, tym bardziej, że koniec jest w tak ważnym momencie, że aż samo nasuwa się co to może się jeszcze wydarzyć teraz po takiej sytuacji, która na pewno w pewien sposób rozbiła Dominikę. Wielkim plusem książki jest to, że naprawdę dobrze ją się czyta, bo jest napisana prostym językiem, choć uważam, że mogła być krótsza, niepotrzebnie to jest takie wielkie tomiszcze.
Zaintrygowała mnie Dominika i jej charakter, ale to jak potrafiła odnaleźć się w danej sytuacji, choć i emocje potrafiły wypłynąć za bardzo na pierwszy plan, to i tak wzbudzała wielki szacunek za umiejętności.
Dobrze napisana książka szpiegowska i to przez samego byłego pracownika CIA. Dlatego może pewne rzeczy były świetnie opisane od strony, którą autor dobrze znał i wiedział jak to wygląda. Chociaż gra między Amerykanami, a Rosjanami zawsze jest przedstawiana w taki sposób, że jedni i drudzy szastają ludzkim życiem, ale po jednej stronie bardziej.
Jestem ciekawa drugiego tomu, tym bardziej, że koniec jest w tak ważnym momencie, że aż samo nasuwa się co to może się jeszcze wydarzyć teraz po takiej sytuacji, która na pewno w pewien sposób rozbiła Dominikę. Wielkim plusem książki jest to, że naprawdę dobrze ją się czyta, bo jest napisana prostym językiem, choć uważam, że mogła być krótsza, niepotrzebnie to jest takie wielkie tomiszcze.
September 2, 2025
This book may seem dry on the surface but there is some real heart to the characters if you can get past the violence. Red Sparrow chronicles the lives of Dominika, a Russian born ballerina turned spy and Nate, an American born CIA agent. The matter-of-fact style spends a lot of time in the procedural aspects of espionage. Arranging meetings, detecting surveillance, building relationships in order to recruit or get information and trying to appease the bosses.
The book has two main sections. The first focuses on Dominika's recruitment into the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). This section is brutal and confronting but paints a lot of Dominika's character and motivations for later in the book.
The second half focuses on Dominika's contact with Nate and the danger for Dominika escalating slowly with a strong sense of doom. There is then a shorter part three that resolves the story and puts Dominika into a new position.
While the narration keeps a distance from the characters emotionally, the toll of it is painted in their actions. Dominika is cold and humorless but it's clear that she is determined to prove herself and stay true to the values that she holds at her core. Nate is a foil to Dominika's dogmatism but also expresses the same values in a different way.
The story minimises idealist debates about what makes America better than Russia (although Dominika and Nate square off a few times) but instead keeps things personal, focusing on the way Dominika is treated and the contrast of the CIA. I don't know how realistic any of that is but the implication is that bad leadership enables and attracts exploitation and corruption. So the way the novel criticises Russia is by showing how Putin's leadership corrupts the country (this is set in 2013 ish just after Putin came back as President after being prime-minister for a few years).
My main criticism of the book is that it spends a bit too much on depicting the violation of women's bodies for the sake of making things a bit more gritty. While some sexual violence is the reality of the Sparrow world, there were times where it was unnecessary. There is one moment where a woman is arrested while partially naked and this seemed to be the story punishing the character for being corrupt. At no point did a man's penis become exposed during an arrest. Ok there was one gruesome moment where someone is assassinated while having sex, but it was also a violation for the female character so I still feel it was unbalanced.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and stayed immersed in the story the whole time. I was invested in Dominika finding happiness and Nate waking up to himself! The action was gripping and even the boring bits were good because they felt real.
The book has two main sections. The first focuses on Dominika's recruitment into the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). This section is brutal and confronting but paints a lot of Dominika's character and motivations for later in the book.
The second half focuses on Dominika's contact with Nate and the danger for Dominika escalating slowly with a strong sense of doom. There is then a shorter part three that resolves the story and puts Dominika into a new position.
While the narration keeps a distance from the characters emotionally, the toll of it is painted in their actions. Dominika is cold and humorless but it's clear that she is determined to prove herself and stay true to the values that she holds at her core. Nate is a foil to Dominika's dogmatism but also expresses the same values in a different way.
The story minimises idealist debates about what makes America better than Russia (although Dominika and Nate square off a few times) but instead keeps things personal, focusing on the way Dominika is treated and the contrast of the CIA. I don't know how realistic any of that is but the implication is that bad leadership enables and attracts exploitation and corruption. So the way the novel criticises Russia is by showing how Putin's leadership corrupts the country (this is set in 2013 ish just after Putin came back as President after being prime-minister for a few years).
My main criticism of the book is that it spends a bit too much on depicting the violation of women's bodies for the sake of making things a bit more gritty. While some sexual violence is the reality of the Sparrow world, there were times where it was unnecessary. There is one moment where a woman is arrested while partially naked and this seemed to be the story punishing the character for being corrupt. At no point did a man's penis become exposed during an arrest. Ok there was one gruesome moment where someone is assassinated while having sex, but it was also a violation for the female character so I still feel it was unbalanced.
Overall, I really enjoyed this and stayed immersed in the story the whole time. I was invested in Dominika finding happiness and Nate waking up to himself! The action was gripping and even the boring bits were good because they felt real.
January 5, 2023
I love a good spy novel and this delivers
August 28, 2023
I have to say I enjoyed that a lot. Not normally a spy story person but I liked it! Plus I may have to make some of the recipes!
August 20, 2020
Tytuł wprowadza w błąd. To jednak nie jest ciekawa książka o ptakach, tylko kiepski kryminał. Rozczarowanie max.
April 4, 2021
"Moskwa to takie dziecko,które ściąga obrus i tłucze zastawę,żeby zwrócić na siebie uwagę.". Książka, a w zasadzie audiobook za bardzo rozwleczony, film był trochę lepszy.
August 19, 2022
Audiobook
April 11, 2023
Fajna. Naprawdę podobała mi się, choć były momenty, że trochę mnie męczyła
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