I finally read the book after watching the movie multiple times. I actually listened to the audio version. The book is just as gripping as the movie and is a very emotional read. It was very jarring of course, as the language is reprehensible and the subject matter is awful.

I loved this book. I am very interested in the Cold War and I love spy books, movies, and TV shows. This book was definitely a thriller and I loved imagining what it would be like to be caught up in this complete trap that the protagonist was in.

It is just as good as I remember from reading it in grade school.

This book is timely in terms of our current pandemic. There was a lot of sorrow that I could empathize with.