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A review by stephsbooktalk
Book and Dagger: How Scholars and Librarians Became the Unlikely Spies of World War II by Elyse Graham
Mini Audiobook Review: *I do not rate NF books*
"What made a great spy wasn't gadgets; what a great saboteur wasn't bombs. It was cleverness, cunning, an ability to believe in the power of small acts of rebellion.
I first came across this book while I was working at the library and thought "oh this sounds like it would be interesting". And I have to say this book was not for me. I probably should have DNF it but I was too stubborn for that.
It's not that I don't think the writing was terrible or anything like that. I could tell that the author did a lot of research and it was written brilliantly. But just the material and how much history was in this (yes I did know this going into it) and it was just something I was not interested in. I thought I would be but it ended up boring me.
So I think if you are a history buff and especially history during the WWII this would be great for you!!!
"What made a great spy wasn't gadgets; what a great saboteur wasn't bombs. It was cleverness, cunning, an ability to believe in the power of small acts of rebellion.
I first came across this book while I was working at the library and thought "oh this sounds like it would be interesting". And I have to say this book was not for me. I probably should have DNF it but I was too stubborn for that.
It's not that I don't think the writing was terrible or anything like that. I could tell that the author did a lot of research and it was written brilliantly. But just the material and how much history was in this (yes I did know this going into it) and it was just something I was not interested in. I thought I would be but it ended up boring me.
So I think if you are a history buff and especially history during the WWII this would be great for you!!!