337 reviews for:

The Honourable Schoolboy

John le Carré

3.75 AVERAGE

adamrshields's review against another edition

3.0

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Short Review: The Honorable Schoolboy: A George Smiley Novel by John le Carré - the second in the informal Karla Trilogy. It could have been edited down a little bit, but I still like the realistic feel and the slow burn method of le Carre. Clear turn in the writing to be more against the excesses of the western world instead of the communism of the east. Grounded in the history of the end of the Vietnam war, although never about that. Worth reading in context of le Carre's other work, but not my favorite of the le Carre books I have read so far.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/the-honorable-schoolboy/

nowwearealltom's review against another edition

3.0

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Honestly I found this book kind of a slog but the ending was really good so I'm still glad I read it.

rocketiza's review against another edition

4.0

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I was a little worried LeCarre's authentic style of spy novels was going to get tiresome over 600 pages, but I was wrong. You felt the triumph of the home office putting together the paper trail as much as the tension of the field agent and it was awesome.

6ykmapk's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5

kyanitecosmonaut's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

yogarshi's review against another edition

4.0

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3.5 stars.

daz_h's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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+Contains the trademark le Carre character focused story.
+Engaging investigation at the centre of story.
+Prose is simultaneousl  witty and lyrical, while still being precise.
-Does lag somewhat in the second half.

oscarpatton's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

william1349's review against another edition

4.0

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Good fun, all about boys and guys.

rkeirstead's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes