Review of Red Sparrow
by Maxwell Joslyn. .
Red Sparrow
out of 5
What Does The Score "3.0" Mean?
Solid: Above the bar. Good parts greatly outweigh any shortcomings. I'm glad to have read it once.Word list:
- gamine: n. a mischievous, playful, or elfish girl or young woman; a female waif or urchin.
- cassoulet: n. an oven-baked stew or casserole from southwest France, containing beans, meats, vegetables, and herbs.
- spile: n. a pile (anchoring post); a bung or spigot.
- splenetic: adj. (also "splenic") Ill-humored, irritable. [obviously related to "spleen"]
- vitiate: v. reduce the value of, impair, spoil, make ineffective, invalidate; debase, corrupt.