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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
El Infiltrado es la novela sobre la cual está basada la serie The Night Manager, la cual no he visto aún.
En esta novela J. Le Carré narra la historia de Jonathan Pine, un exmilitar que trabaja como gerente nocturno en hoteles de alta gama donde conoce a Richard O. Roper, empresario millonario que también es traficante de armas.
A diferencia de otras novelas de Le Carré, ésta no se enfoca en el acto de espionaje como tal, sino en el mundo del tráfico de armas, la protección política y económica sobre los traficantes, así como su motivación y objetivo. Asimismo, la eterna confrontación política interna y externa de las agencias de inteligencia. Sobra decir que son demasiados los elementos a considerar, lo cual implica múltiples personajes; esto último parece molestar o incluso aburrir a algunos lectores, pero creo que es consistente con la historia.
Si has leído otras novelas de Le Carré, toma en cuenta que El Infiltrado es un tanto distinta a sus otras novelas, sin embargo, sigue siendo muy buena.
En esta novela J. Le Carré narra la historia de Jonathan Pine, un exmilitar que trabaja como gerente nocturno en hoteles de alta gama donde conoce a Richard O. Roper, empresario millonario que también es traficante de armas.
A diferencia de otras novelas de Le Carré, ésta no se enfoca en el acto de espionaje como tal, sino en el mundo del tráfico de armas, la protección política y económica sobre los traficantes, así como su motivación y objetivo. Asimismo, la eterna confrontación política interna y externa de las agencias de inteligencia. Sobra decir que son demasiados los elementos a considerar, lo cual implica múltiples personajes; esto último parece molestar o incluso aburrir a algunos lectores, pero creo que es consistente con la historia.
Si has leído otras novelas de Le Carré, toma en cuenta que El Infiltrado es un tanto distinta a sus otras novelas, sin embargo, sigue siendo muy buena.
This book was a mixed bag for me. Some parts of the book I loved, and the pages flew by. Other parts of the book dragged considerably, to the point where I considered DNF the book. Sadly, the parts that I enjoyed were few, and far between. I think my problem was that this book isn't my cup of tea. I wouldn't normally pick up this book. It is only because I wanted to compare the book to the TV series, that I read this book. And in my opinion, the TV series is better. I was hooked on the series by the first episode, whereas it was a struggle for me to get into the book.
I won't be reading this book again, and I am not even sure if I will be keeping this book. I would recommend the TV series though!
I won't be reading this book again, and I am not even sure if I will be keeping this book. I would recommend the TV series though!
I thought it was quite good, at first, but then my patience ran out... took me far longer to read than I expected...
The titular Night Manager is Jonathan Pine, an ex-soldier working at a hotel first in Egypt, then Switzerland. His first encounter with Richard Roper, a rich, British arms dealer ends in disaster, and he vows revenge. He offers his services to the government, but corrupt, competing intelligence services more interested in the right school tie and internal battles than catching the crooks in case they implicate someone who wears the same tie means Pine ends up battling on all fronts.
As ever, le Carre weaves a complex tale. Having seen the TV series, I could not get Hugh Lawrie put of my head whenever I pictured Roper, but that’s not a problem. It is quite long, and sometimes the depth of the political infighting might be a tad too much, but it is still a cracking read.
As ever, le Carre weaves a complex tale. Having seen the TV series, I could not get Hugh Lawrie put of my head whenever I pictured Roper, but that’s not a problem. It is quite long, and sometimes the depth of the political infighting might be a tad too much, but it is still a cracking read.
As much as I enjoyed this book, i found that the writing style was quite difficult at times and that slowed me down considerably. However, when I got into reading this book it is very good, with a different ending to the BBC TV series that I loved.
The incomparable le Carre. Just wish it had been easier to keep the different agencies and their agents straight.
I was enthralled by this novel, partly because I saw the tv series years ago, and it was like driving a race car again but discovering all sorts of new things it can do…. The primary actors in the series were perfect for their parts, but I got to see entirely different flavors of them here, or in the case of Roper, I got to discover a quite different-looking character. And the plot is quite different half-way through, and I much preferred the book’s storyline.
I have become addicted to le Carré’s post-cold war books, his love stories, his pacing, his observation, his slow-burn development of character and dignity. I love them.
I have become addicted to le Carré’s post-cold war books, his love stories, his pacing, his observation, his slow-burn development of character and dignity. I love them.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Night Manager should have been a lot more exciting - a complex, emotionally haunted ex-army protagonist, a smarmily charismatic billionaire arms-dealing antagonist, layers upon layers of transatlantic government conspiracies, set piece chapters taking place in the Swiss Alps, Cornwall, Québec, the Caribbean…
And yet so much of it is so dry. It took me two months to get through. Female characters are two dimensional, love interests unconvincing, a parade of faceless plotting old-boys-network bureaucrats that just blend into one another, and to top it off the ending felt just a little flat.
One of the few cases where I’d recommend the TV adaptation over the source novel - Hugh Laurie shines and a lot of the fat is cut.
4 star plot, 2 star execution, averaging at a nice mediocre three stars.
And yet so much of it is so dry. It took me two months to get through. Female characters are two dimensional, love interests unconvincing, a parade of faceless plotting old-boys-network bureaucrats that just blend into one another, and to top it off the ending felt just a little flat.
One of the few cases where I’d recommend the TV adaptation over the source novel - Hugh Laurie shines and a lot of the fat is cut.
4 star plot, 2 star execution, averaging at a nice mediocre three stars.