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cymru1973's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
caljosenjo's review
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
8797999's review
4.0
I thought this was a good read, a plot centred on loyalty, love and betrayal. Not perfect by any means and with gaps such as why certain actions and some characters could have been fleshed out a bit more.
Sadly the book marks the last complete John le Carre novel, but thankfully he left us 26 mostly excellent works and this one was a very good one, not on par with the Smiley series but better than several other efforts.
Sadly the book marks the last complete John le Carre novel, but thankfully he left us 26 mostly excellent works and this one was a very good one, not on par with the Smiley series but better than several other efforts.
scrivvy's review
5.0
I've read quite a number of John le Carré books and have really enjoyed them all. Always enjoyed a good spy/espionage book and le Carré is probably the best in this field. A literary giant indeed.
lydaalexander's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
3.0
teresarocha's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
charlottedando's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
katarina_cb's review
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5