The Spy

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Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme. Susan Cooper is an unassuming, deskbound CIA analyst, and the unsung hero behind the Agency's most dangerous missions. But when her partner falls off the grid and another top agent is compromised, she volunteers to go deep undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer, and prevent a global crisis.

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Preview — The Spy by Paulo Coelho. In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city. As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history's most enigmatic women: In , she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elysees, and accused of espionage. Hardcover , pages. Published November 22nd by Knopf first published Mata Hari , Mata Hari.

To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Spy , please sign up. Aijazz Its a historical fiction, to be precise. Even though most of the history handed down to us is also prejudicial but the authors do not say so; Paulo …more Its a historical fiction, to be precise. Even though most of the history handed down to us is also prejudicial but the authors do not say so; Paulo admits it to be a real life story of Mata Hari garnished with his magical way of writing less.

Is it available online to read or download? Samantha Ege I believe it is an e-book as well. See all 8 questions about The Spy…. Lists with This Book.

The Spy Who Dumped Me

Dec 06, Tonstant Weader rated it it was ok Shelves: Mata Hari really deserves better than she has been getting in the literary department. The real Mata Hari is more interesting. M Mata Hari really deserves better than she has been getting in the literary department. Margaretha Zelle MacLeod was a brave woman who fled sexual abuse and rape by a school headmaster by marrying a man she met by answering an ad. She moved with her husband to Indonesia and discovered that she went from the frying pan to the fire.

He was an abusive man whose gave her syphilis and nearly killed her on more than one occasion. His syphilis likely infected their two children. Their son died, and their daughter, Non, survived. They alleged that a nanny poisoned the children, but historians think it was a cover story as no one was charged. They divorced and she got custody but he refused to pay child support and she eventually gave her daughter back to her ex-husband because he could afford to care for her. She did not leave her daughter lightly or ever forget her. Coelho presents her as a libertine, a free-love free spirit, emancipated.

Reality was more complicated, a woman who did not so much choose her profession as accept it, and once accepting it, pursued it to the heights of fame and celebrity. To me it seems that using men for fame, wealth, and power came from rage at how they had used her, not vanity and greed. If greed were her motivation, she would not have tried many other occupations first. As confidential documents have been declassified, the evidence make clear she was innocent, convicted as a scapegoat for military failures. Those who made the decisions could not pay, but a foreigner, a prostitute, a nude dancer, she could pay, and pay with her life.

Her story is dramatic and oh-so-very moral. A woman transgresses and climbs high but then is brought low, punished for her transgressions, punished for being independent and greedy and vain and for sleeping around. The story of Mata Hari is pure slut-shaming. Unless the story is real and tells the truth about where she came from, what her motivations were, and how determinedly she dragged herself up from poverty and desperation. Coelho does not do that at all.

She never misses her daughter or agonizes over her loss. With her recently released letters that reveal her own thoughts about her career and her daughter, it seems inexcusable to me that she is still presented as a sexual libertine seeking fame and money, rather than the far more nuanced and complicated woman she really was. It was only because the book is short, closer to a novella than a novel, and I was so close to finishing, that I kept reading through Part Two.

A Novel of Mata Hari

The body tires easily, but the spirit is always free and will help us get out, one day, from this infernal cycle of repeating the same mistakes every generation. It seems unjust that this woman who was abused her school, her husband, many men and her adopted country, used and betrayed and executed as a scapegoat continues to be exploited and abused by writers who deny her complexity and the very real grit and courage she had. View all 43 comments. View all 17 comments. Dec 18, Nat rated it really liked it Shelves: The Spy has brilliant starting point with the first chapter starting on Mata Hari's execution by firing squad.

I was nearly impossible to put it down after; it set just the right tone for the rest of tale. Also, these next quotes are all I've thinking about since reaching the last page: Remember this when you feel joy, pain, or sadness.

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Everything passes, grows old, dies, and is reborn. The writing truly made me feel Mata Hari's passions, enthusiasm, loneliness, shame, pride, betrayal, and sadness. A short but impactful read, the narrative structure of The Spy shifts among the perspectives of Mata Hari, her attorney, and factual source documents. But I do have to say that ending the story from the point of view of her attorney was quite a disappointment to me.

I mean, we left Mata Hari at such a crucial point, she had just recited Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose in such beautifully tragic way, and I was starting to feel that more attached to her. I'm still contemplating as to why this phenomenal book was ended with his point of view. However, I am eternally grateful that The Spy introduced me both to Paulo Coelho's fast-paced writing and the history behind Mata Hari, who I'll be researching for the next few hours. To put it simply, this was an educating, insightful and unputdownable read that puts everything in perspective.

I started and finished this in the same day. Also, I really appreciated the pictures scattered throughout this novel: I can't wait to explore more of Paulo Coelho's works and novels next. I'm an Amazon Affiliate. If you're interested in buying The Spy , just click on the image below to go through my link. I'll make a small commission! Buy a Coffee for nat bookspoils with Ko-fi. View all 3 comments. View all 18 comments.

The Spy is the story of Mata Hari, told first in her voice and then from the point of view of one of her male admirers. Paulo Coelho isn't at his best in this novel. He prefers and excels at metaphorical stories. For example, in this tale, Coelho has Mata Hari comparing herself to the nightingale that impaled itself on a thorn to grow a bright red rose for a young man in love. I get what he was reaching for- but I think this tale would have been told better through details rather than metaphors.

Als The Spy is the story of Mata Hari, told first in her voice and then from the point of view of one of her male admirers. Also, it's so short. The audiobook was only a couple hours long. It wasn't nearly long enough to do Mata Hari's life justice. I first learned about the fascinating life of Mata Hari in Inspired!: There were enough unbelievable things that happened in Mata Hari's life to make a compelling historical fiction.

Sadly, this didn't quite fit the bill for me. If you're going to read a Coelho novel, may I recommend The Alchemist. Which is also a novel people love or hate. I fell on the side of love. View all 7 comments. Mar 21, Ninoska Goris rated it did not like it Shelves: Uno de mis libros favoritos de todos los tiempos es de Paulo Coelho, El Zahir.

Estaba impaciente por leerlo y Nov 30, Jennifer rated it really liked it Shelves: Did she serve as a double agent for Germany and France throughout World War I or did a malicious allegation with zero evidence destroy her life? In this re-imagining based on nonfiction accounts, author Paulo Coelho says no. Her only crime was her choice to be an independent woman, exposing the world to feminism for the very first time, and for that she lost her life by firing squad.

As Mata Hari waited for execution, one of her last requests was for a pe Mata Hari Don't have an account? By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. Already have an account? Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password.

The Bourne Identity becomes somewhat essential late summer viewing for one reason and one reason alone: Thank goodness for McKinnon, who launches this middling material to greater heights through her own sheer will. Now that's a superpower. Comedies and spy thrillers aren't inherently incompatible but it takes a deft hand and a well-honed script to successfully merge the two and The Spy Who Dumped Me has neither.

The Spy Who Dumped Me isn't quite sure what it wants to be, though that's not always the worst thing: You might call it an ambitious hybrid. The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy. The lack of chemistry between the leads and the weakness of the comedy hurts Fogel's cause.

There might be three or four laugh lines in the whole minutes. Kate McKinnon gives it her all - but I couldn't help but wish that the formulaic film around her was as wild and unpredictable as she was. A very function comedy, maybe not as funny as it should be, especially considering Kate McKinnon.

At two hours, the movie is still way too overlong, way too plot-heavy, and way too messy for me to give it much of a recommendation. The idea of a female-fronted, R-rated spy movie isn't especially novel The Ed Snowden subplot here is better than all of "Snowden". That said, this looks and feels like another in the vein of "Mila Kunis makes middle-of-the-road-comedy for gullible middle class".

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And it totally is. That it purports this perspective at all is obviously a tad annoying, but what is truly irritating is the product itself cements this stance by not trying. Well, except for McKinnon

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