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Lose Yourself. Bring Sunscreen.

April 1, 2017 by Zirza 1 Comment

So. Get this. There’s this guy, right? He’s a super-secret, super-smart, super-duper spy person. He’s, like, the youngest of his kind EVER. His parents were viciously killed when he was young, but that’s okay because he was adopted by this really rich couple who loved him and turned him into a super-spy. And now? He’s an all-American hero, strong of jaw and willpower, on the hunt for a super evil radical islamist terrorist who is planning to unleash smallpox into the world. The only question […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Suspense Tagged With: pilgrim, politics, Terry Hayes, thriller

Zirza's CBR9 Review No:8 · Genres: Fiction, Suspense · Tags: pilgrim, politics, Terry Hayes, thriller ·
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I Am Pilgrim, Hear Me Bore

June 8, 2014 by popcultureboy 1 Comment

This book seems to be everywhere at the moment. It has been prominently displayed in bookstores since its hardback publication last year and the paperback just came out, causing a fresh wave of publicity. There are posters everywhere I turn, all of them emblazoned with pull quotes from glowing reviews about how exciting, pulse racing, daring, smart and thrilling it is. You’ll see there’s a sticker on the cover there that denotes it is “the only thriller you need to read this year”. Having now […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, debut, disappointing, I Am Pilgrim, Terry Hayes, thriller

popcultureboy's CBR6 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, debut, disappointing, I Am Pilgrim, Terry Hayes, thriller ·
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