1) What a fun idea. The buzz definitely felt like a marketing push to me in that I was only seeing the reactions to the buzz rather than the buzz 2) I missed you crossing 1k. Congrats!!
I respectfully disagree with much of your review. I watched the movie first as soon as it was released on streaming, and despite its flaws, really enjoyed it. I then bought the book to read, which I had avoided until I saw the movie in case there were spoilers. All this worked in my favor, because I wound up liking the movie AND the book. Despite the authors (and it's since been identified that the authors are Terry Hayes and Tammy Cohen) using the present tense throughout, a conceit that I don't much care for, I found their descriptions of details to be quite thorough. I liked that they developed a team for Argylle to work with, and only gradually did I realize that two of the team were also represented in the movie. The book held my attention and I kept coming back to finish it over a week. The relatively short chapters made it great for bathroom reading (not a knock - it's how I read a lot of books!). I think the marketers made mistakes misrepresenting both the book and the movie, and that has contributed to its poor ratings. I hope both will eventually find an audience. I doubt they'll make sequels, though I'd really like the authors to write the next book in their series so they can introduce some of the concepts that the movie brings in as it goes forward. A few corrections (did you, perchance, consume the book on audio rather than physically reading it?): - "Amber Ruin" is actually the Amber Room. - "Kofi" is actually Frances Coffey, and she is NOT in the movie; the character portrayed by Richard E. Grant is director Fowler. - "The Directory" is The Directorate (I may have misheard you on this one, but at least twice I heard you say the word "Directory" instead). I hope you don't mind my contrary opinion. Thanks for your review!
Great catch about the audiobook and corrections. I appreciate your attention to detail and glad you could read the book after watching it on streaming!
Thx for doing this. I have zn essay about the book and i am just a bad reader. Thx to you i can lake the essay without reading it. Thank you so much, you're a life saver❤
I saw the movie with my dad, not knowing what to expect (he was the one who suggested it) and it was a romp! Im not going to watch your video, as you said there are spoilers, but I'm going to read the book, even if its universally hated!😂
I liked the book a lot (it was a book club read for me and my friends) , and I generally disagree with a lot of what this creator has to say about it. Of course everyone’s opinion is their own but there’s a lot of generalizations in this review (or flat out lies ). Maybe they genuinely didn’t enjoy the book, maybe they are just hopping onto a hate train for the views… idk. But me and my book club enjoyed the book (I haven’t seen the movie yet but I do want to check it out after reading the book)
Just picking up on a couple of minor errors in the review. Argyle starts the story on the Thailand mainland (not an island in Burma). And the object they are all trying to get is the “Amber Room” (not the amber ruin?). However you are spot on about the book - it is total rubbish - which could easily have been written by an AI. Wish I’d seen your review before I wasted my time reading it.
I hope the book community leaves Taylor out of it since it seems like the rumors were used as marketing for free. She could sue but probably doesn’t want the bad press from that. I think the book to screen situation was more like Pretty Little Liars in it# calculation, but they wanted to create a parasocial connection by pretending the book author was potentially really this elusive spy with amnesia.
omg, reading this book sounds horrible. I just finished my first 1-star read in ages, and just the thought of reading another poorly-written book like this is too much 🥴 I saw the bad reviews for the movie (which sounds like it's better?) and then heard about the book and was curious, so thanks for making the video.
Since i saw the movie i'm like "Henry Cavill should play James Bond"
1) What a fun idea. The buzz definitely felt like a marketing push to me in that I was only seeing the reactions to the buzz rather than the buzz
2) I missed you crossing 1k. Congrats!!
Thank you!! 😊
I respectfully disagree with much of your review. I watched the movie first as soon as it was released on streaming, and despite its flaws, really enjoyed it. I then bought the book to read, which I had avoided until I saw the movie in case there were spoilers. All this worked in my favor, because I wound up liking the movie AND the book. Despite the authors (and it's since been identified that the authors are Terry Hayes and Tammy Cohen) using the present tense throughout, a conceit that I don't much care for, I found their descriptions of details to be quite thorough. I liked that they developed a team for Argylle to work with, and only gradually did I realize that two of the team were also represented in the movie. The book held my attention and I kept coming back to finish it over a week. The relatively short chapters made it great for bathroom reading (not a knock - it's how I read a lot of books!).
I think the marketers made mistakes misrepresenting both the book and the movie, and that has contributed to its poor ratings. I hope both will eventually find an audience. I doubt they'll make sequels, though I'd really like the authors to write the next book in their series so they can introduce some of the concepts that the movie brings in as it goes forward.
A few corrections (did you, perchance, consume the book on audio rather than physically reading it?):
- "Amber Ruin" is actually the Amber Room.
- "Kofi" is actually Frances Coffey, and she is NOT in the movie; the character portrayed by Richard E. Grant is director Fowler.
- "The Directory" is The Directorate (I may have misheard you on this one, but at least twice I heard you say the word "Directory" instead).
I hope you don't mind my contrary opinion. Thanks for your review!
Great catch about the audiobook and corrections. I appreciate your attention to detail and glad you could read the book after watching it on streaming!
Thx for doing this. I have zn essay about the book and i am just a bad reader. Thx to you i can lake the essay without reading it. Thank you so much, you're a life saver❤
13:45 Richard E. Grant* is the actor playing the boss. Nice review, thanks for reading the book and comparing!
Good catch thank you!
@@twentyonereaders no problem! He's such a good actor, and I was bummed he literally only showed up for once scene!
I saw the movie with my dad, not knowing what to expect (he was the one who suggested it) and it was a romp! Im not going to watch your video, as you said there are spoilers, but I'm going to read the book, even if its universally hated!😂
I liked the book a lot (it was a book club read for me and my friends) , and I generally disagree with a lot of what this creator has to say about it. Of course everyone’s opinion is their own but there’s a lot of generalizations in this review (or flat out lies ). Maybe they genuinely didn’t enjoy the book, maybe they are just hopping onto a hate train for the views… idk. But me and my book club enjoyed the book (I haven’t seen the movie yet but I do want to check it out after reading the book)
Glad you had fun with the movie! I think it was more fun than the book
That's fun you read this with a book club! I think it'd be fun to discuss the book with other people to see what stood out to others
I am so so so intrigued by this video omg
The intrigue did not match the pay off lol
Just picking up on a couple of minor errors in the review. Argyle starts the story on the Thailand mainland (not an island in Burma). And the object they are all trying to get is the “Amber Room” (not the amber ruin?).
However you are spot on about the book - it is total rubbish - which could easily have been written by an AI. Wish I’d seen your review before I wasted my time reading it.
I hope the book community leaves Taylor out of it since it seems like the rumors were used as marketing for free. She could sue but probably doesn’t want the bad press from that. I think the book to screen situation was more like Pretty Little Liars in it# calculation, but they wanted to create a parasocial connection by pretending the book author was potentially really this elusive spy with amnesia.
Good point about comparing it to the PLL books. I wonder how much the book marketing affected people seeing the film.
Thank you for doing this, after watching the film i actually couldn't bare to purchase the book
I liked the film a lot more than the book
Oh boy this already seems like it’s TOO MUCH
It was too much this book was rough
omg, reading this book sounds horrible. I just finished my first 1-star read in ages, and just the thought of reading another poorly-written book like this is too much 🥴 I saw the bad reviews for the movie (which sounds like it's better?) and then heard about the book and was curious, so thanks for making the video.
I enjoyed the movie more than I enjoyed the book. Forcing myself to finish the book bc of this video idea was painful lol