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Preposterous!
This book made me angry.
First of all the main character is an Afro-American and 6'5'', which is fine if you are NOT a spy sent to Russia! There is NO way this man could run and hide anywhere in Russia, because he would stick out everywhere he went! You have to understand that out of a population of 142+ millions Russians there are only 0.01 % Afro-Americans. So everybody would point out the American spy, based on his skin color. I laughed when the Russian spy looking for Jenkins, was showing photos to Russians, asking if they've seen this man! All he had to do was mention his skin color!
Second, there are a lot of Russian phrases used, that are written in Russian. They sound like they've been plucked from a Russian guide book and some are grammatically incorrect! If the author wanted to use Russian, he should've consulted a native speaker at least!
In conclusion, I don't think the author should write about Russia, because he hasn't done enough research, and has no clue about Russian life, based on this preposterous story!
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