The
Travelers by
Chris Pavone 464 pages
One
of the things that drew me to The
Travelers is right there on the cover: “Hitchcockian.” This was the first
Chris Pavone novel that I tried to read. However, instead of the master of
suspense director, I say that the story is more William Faulknerish. With its
long, convoluted sentences that meander through from subject to subject, I
found this novel less than enthralling.
The
other thing that enticed me to this book where the different locales in which
the action (or lack thereof, depending on your point of view) takes places:
Argentina, Dublin, New York City, Paris, Barcelona, the North Atlantic Ocean,
and other exotic areas. It jumped around a lot, switching characters constantly
until I had to re-read sections to figure out what was going happening.
I
like books that make me think, but not books that cause me to struggle trying
to figure out what was happening. When I think spy novel, I think
edge-of-my-seat read. Unfortunately, this was a slow, tedious read for me. The
Travelers receives 1 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
I
received this book from Blogging for Books in exchange for this review.
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