I remember really liking this as a teenager. This time, I can't decide. Is the translation not as good? Do I just need to think about it more? Hmmm....

Good, although not 100% thrilling. I was pleased that the female lead wasn't pissy. I hate that.

Probably this book is worth reading. However, I am really not interested in reading about the main character being abused, and I get the impression that this is what happens for a lot of the book. At some point, I may try to read this again, but for now, I'm done.

I finished The Cardinal of the Kremlin a few days ago. I generally liked it and will give it seven macho stars out of ten. My biggest complaint is that it seems a bit homophobic. I wouldn't have thought so based on just the one messed up lesbian (although her entire reason for being evil seemed to be because she was gay), but even Jack Ryan was making homophobic comments that seemed to be in his head. It was less contrived/leading than other books I have read of his, although I still liked Patriot Games better.

Really good! Okay, there were a couple of the characters who are kind of stereotypes, but even they ended up with a tiny bit of personality by the end. All in all, an enjoyable read.

A very interesting and enjoyable read. I think any fan of old science fiction would enjoy this.

Good. This is occasionally billed as SF romance, which it isn't. Yes, there is some romance at the beginning, but mainly it is the story of how Miles came to be born.

Not quite as good as the first book, but still quite good.

I seriously wept through the entire book. I loved "Taking Cover", and this was just as good!

Fun and quick.