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Yên Ba, John le Carré

3.99 AVERAGE

kateclark90's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

tardsmat's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The prose and style isn't quite as sharp as later le carré books, and the way the female main character is portrayed isn't great in places, but all the stuff that's great about le carré is already there, and the pacing is nice and tight. It's pretty nuts that this came out in 1963, it must have hit like a truck then.

nfcnorth's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

nzidares's review against another edition

5.0

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Wrote a review of the novel’s 1965 adaptation here: https://www.buffedfilmbuffs.com/post/john-le-carr%C3%A9-series-the-spy-who-came-in-from-the-cold

martinca's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense 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

axiomer's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Murder

litheum94's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

lauraeliza23's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

susanh11's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A more accessible le Carre but still complex and foreboding.

akinkley's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes