Reads Like A Movie or Video Game
4 out of 5 stars
World War II is one of the most riveting time-periods in our history and I find myself enjoying more and more historical fiction from this time period. So, when I saw that Andrew Gross wrote a book about this time period I had to jump on it (get it?)
The Saboteur is one of the better historical fiction books I’ve read in a while. Gross is able to tell a story without going too overboard or too detail oriented. Sure, there is a lot of detail and backstory in this book, but it wasn’t overboard. Authors can get bogged down in making it historically accurate and forget that they are still writing a fictional book. Gross did not do that, choosing to write a book that was both accurate and entertaining.
I wrote in my title that this read like a video game or a movie. It really did. I kept imaging a video game that would be based on this story and it would be an immensely fun one. The same thing goes for a movie. If this was made into a movie I would go see it.
Ballerini is an awesome narrator and his ability to switch from one character to another and change voices so that each person has their own feel was awesome. It really made this book fly by and the story felt so real. I love when a narrator can breathe life into a story like this — it just helps make the story that much more enjoyable.
Overall, The Saboteur was an enjoyable historical fiction book with lots of thrilling scenes and harrowing storyline.
Book Description:
The Saboteur by Andrew Gross, Edoardo BalleriniNarrator: Edoardo Ballerini
Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
Published by Macmillan Audio on August 22nd 2017
Genres: Historical Fiction
About the Author:
ANDREW GROSS is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of No Way Back, Everything to Lose, and One Mile Under. He is also coauthor of several #1 New York Times bestsellers with James Patterson, including Judge & Jury and Lifeguard. His books have been translated into over 25 languages. He lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife, Lynn. They have three children.
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