Converging Courses by D.L. Cooper is a book written by an acquaintance. David and I occasionally sit down and chat and this Halloween he was talking about his new book, so I had to pick it up and give it a read.
Started: 1/14/2018
Completed: 1/15/2018
Recommendation: Not my genre
Recommended By: David Cooper and Lucy Dirksen
Review:
This book is basically international espionage and that is a genre I do not know well. I have read few books in this genre with at least 20 years since the last.
The book alternates in point of view slipping from one character to another to provide a comprehensive understanding of the motives of each. As a result, however, it is difficult to pick one character as the protagonist. It seems like the college student, Phil, who both opens and closes the book is the most likely. Not wanting to be a spoiler, it is difficult to say too much about the plot except that it involves Phil, in an act of selflessness, becomes embroiled in an international incident. The book is full of highs and lows with the women generally finding love and many of the males meeting their ends. The book progresses generally chronologically and so it is difficult to gather the different threads of stories and claim that there is truly one plot that binds them. There is no doubt that the book centers on action and the action scenes seem to move into slow motion as they are described in rich detail. It helps to know the parts of a sailboat as sails are repeatedly referenced by name (e.g. jib, halberd, spinnaker) and frequent references to port and starboard might catch the non-sailor wondering what is happening where.
This book is basically international espionage and that is a genre I do not know well. I have read few books in this genre with at least 20 years since the last.
The book alternates in point of view slipping from one character to another to provide a comprehensive understanding of the motives of each. As a result, however, it is difficult to pick one character as the protagonist. It seems like the college student, Phil, who both opens and closes the book is the most likely. Not wanting to be a spoiler, it is difficult to say too much about the plot except that it involves Phil, in an act of selflessness, becomes embroiled in an international incident. The book is full of highs and lows with the women generally finding love and many of the males meeting their ends. The book progresses generally chronologically and so it is difficult to gather the different threads of stories and claim that there is truly one plot that binds them. There is no doubt that the book centers on action and the action scenes seem to move into slow motion as they are described in rich detail. It helps to know the parts of a sailboat as sails are repeatedly referenced by name (e.g. jib, halberd, spinnaker) and frequent references to port and starboard might catch the non-sailor wondering what is happening where.
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