Scott Murdock, codename: Pilgrim, is the retired commander of The Division, an intelligence agency so secret that even POTUS doesn’t know it exists. A couple of members thought it slowed down a bit in the middle part, but it fortunately gathered momentum again.I Am Pilgrim makes one enormous mistake right from the start: it takes its ridiculous premise far too seriously. Piopio 001 Most members found it a pretty fast moving and racy book. So realistic and plausible, and scary to think that this is the way terrorism is going. A real page turner and can't-put-down book. Christchurch 064 We all just loved this book. Everyone 'enjoyed' in spite of the atrocities. The book was avidly read - length not a bother because of the pace. Some of the story lacked credibility, but it was only a story after all - we hope! Doubtless Bay 001 Excellent questions led to a good discussion - the notes were well -written and thought out. The length was off-putting at first, but it was actually easy to read so felt less long once one was well into it. It was felt that it was a book written to be made into a film. 10/10 Masterton 013 All except one found this a gripping book, well- written and hard to put down. Gruesome in places but very believable in todays world.
Lower Hutt 004 Great book, great discussion! All thought the book well -written, from an author with an amazing imagination. For half of us it was a 'page-turner', but others could not read it as the violence was off-putting. Christchurch 299 We were evenly divided on this book. Also a surprisingly good book for discussion, particularly on the structure of thrillers and the techniques used to keep the reader hooked - which this book certainly did. [Big read} Comments from GroupsĪ well-written thriller and an unexpected hit with the group, who usually have divided opinions. Referencing real world events and maintaining nail biting tension as the day of reckoning approaches, this is a complex and shockingly credible thriller. From a public beheading in Mecca to a trail of murder encompassing New York, the Hindu Kush and Turkey this is a riveting story with exotic settings and populated with well-developed characters. Faced with the possibility of a homeland terrorist threat, a US spy (codename: Pilgrim) is hauled back from retirement to track down the suspected terrorist and prevent full scale calamity.
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