Siro [Import] [Paperback]

David Ignatius (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux; Advance Reader's Edition edition (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0747279470
• ISBN-13: 978-0747279471
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,923,581 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

David Ignatius, a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post, has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for more than twenty-five years. His novels include Agents of Innocence, Body of Lies, and The Increment. He lives in Washington, DC.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The best description of Armenia in fiction -- and much more, April 4, 2004

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Charents (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Siro (Paperback)

I read SIRO for one reason only: it was the only work of fiction I could find that had scenes set in Armenia. Even if that leaves you indifferent, this is an excellent spy novel and well worth reading. Ignatius's research -- geographical, historical, and organizational -- is superb. While his story briefly spins into something not quite believable, his underlying description of the CIA and its employees rings true. Ignatius neither glorifies nor deamonizes them, he simply recounts what their lives must be like and what he believes they must feel.

And if you are one of the rare few that is interested in Armenia as a backdrop for at least part of a novel, you will not be disapointed. Late in the novel we are introduced to Armenian character, and we are eventually transported to Armenia with some of the characters. Ignatius gets nearly every detail right, and it was as though I had actually visited Armenia, however briefly.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVED IT, May 15, 2010

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Hermania T. Hill "hbooktam" (orlando, fl) - See all my reviews
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IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AN INTERESTING READ THAT KEEPS YOU TURNING THE PAGES SIRO IS FOR YOU. I HAVE ENJOYED READING ALL OF DAVID IGATIUS BOOKS BECAUSE THEY RELATE TO REAL LIFE EVENTS, ARE EDUCATIONAL, AND HAVE SUCH WONDERFUL PLOTS. I COULDN'T PUT THIS ONE DOWN. ALTHOUGH THE ENDING WAS A LITTLE UNREALISTIC IT WAS STILL A GOOD READ.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A writer's writer, August 5, 2009

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Anthony W. Dopke "Tom Bombadil" (west coast of Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Siro (Paperback)

A most engaging and adult treatment...which is rare in these days of pop writers.

I recommend all of his books to anyone who enjoys sophisticated writing and adult ideas written in a thoughtful and satisfying way.