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Eye of the Needle - Community Reviews back

by Ken Follett
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XLeptodactylous
XLeptodactylous rated it 10 years ago
Yes, but Kindle. One of those books I like after only a few pages.
EricCWelch
EricCWelch rated it 11 years ago
This classic starts off with a bang. Henry Faber has two identities. The one in London is a quiet man who keeps to himself on the top floor of a house being sublet by a widow. She takes a fancy to him one evening and with her duplicate key happens to walk in on him just as he's getting the transmitt...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
During World War II the Allies went to extraordinary lengths to make the Nazis believe the coming invasion would be at Calais, not Normandy. They used plywood artillery and inflatable dummy tanks and other faux constructions to fool the Nazis from the air. But from the ground these were obvious fake...
mybookjournal
mybookjournal rated it 11 years ago
Initially when I first started with this book I thought it would be a difficult read for me but to my surprise it was not, the reason being authors style of writing. The way he has developed the story giving all the essential details at the right time with emotional touch made me relate to the chara...
La Mala *the mean girl*
La Mala *the mean girl* rated it 12 years ago
Estoy tratando de leer otras cosas pero la situación me supera ... Ken Follett me está absorbiendo el seso ! Madlito seas , inglés .. maldito seas ...
kennethjmcginnis
kennethjmcginnis rated it 12 years ago
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Illuminati
Illuminati rated it 13 years ago
Eye of the needle, a spy thriller novel by Ken Follett is the classic dilemma story of a woman who has to choose between her lover and her country, except there is not much of a dilemma and much less love.Faber, a dangerous German spy operating in wartime Britain, is a professional unlike the amateu...
Damn Good Books (or not)
Damn Good Books (or not) rated it 13 years ago
If you love spy novels, this is probably a great book. I'm not a fan of the genre but I found this to be tolerable.
Reading Room
Reading Room rated it 14 years ago
I would have finished this book quicker if I had blown off work for a day or two. This book must have set the benchmark for the spy thriller.
JasonKoivu
JasonKoivu rated it 14 years ago
Eye of the Needle, a sharply-written WWII era thriller, is miles away in style and length from the mammoth, medieval epics Follett would later create. Though not a mindbendingly difficult read, the quality of the writing was already present at this early stage. Extra kudos must be given to any autho...
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