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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
I wanted to read the book first before I would watch the show.
But unfortunately, the book is not interesting to me. I couldn't get in the story and I had to force myself to read on.
I know a lot of people disagree with me but I can't make any more of it.
I hope others have a more positive experience with this book.
But unfortunately, the book is not interesting to me. I couldn't get in the story and I had to force myself to read on.
I know a lot of people disagree with me but I can't make any more of it.
I hope others have a more positive experience with this book.
I always try (although it's not always possible), to watch the film or TV series before I read the book. And I do this because, as we know, the book tends to be much better than the film (or TV series), so I try to avoid the disappointment that accompanies watching a film that tells 10% of the story and misses parts of the book that I would consider essential.
Verry rarely have I actually said that the book is not better, and I'm affraid this is one of them.
Within the first 20 pages the book instantly became a sad account of what was amazingly done in the TV series and this has just carried out being my feeling about it until I was done reading it. I had such a feeling of dread when reading the book that I had to force myself to continue and kept counting how many pages were left.
In this case, I would say I might have given the book a better review if I had read it before I saw the TV series, but since that was not the case, 2 stars it is.
There are bits of the story that I would go so far as to call irrelevant and at times it just drags. The characters are good, although some could have been better explored as they add some colour and excitement to the story.
Thee story it self could have a better ending, which they managed in the series, so reading what the writer decided to go with after seeing such a great ending on the series was, for lack of a better word to explain it, meh.
I've given this author a few tries now and I don't think his writing is for me, so this will be my last try.
Verry rarely have I actually said that the book is not better, and I'm affraid this is one of them.
Within the first 20 pages the book instantly became a sad account of what was amazingly done in the TV series and this has just carried out being my feeling about it until I was done reading it. I had such a feeling of dread when reading the book that I had to force myself to continue and kept counting how many pages were left.
In this case, I would say I might have given the book a better review if I had read it before I saw the TV series, but since that was not the case, 2 stars it is.
There are bits of the story that I would go so far as to call irrelevant and at times it just drags. The characters are good, although some could have been better explored as they add some colour and excitement to the story.
Thee story it self could have a better ending, which they managed in the series, so reading what the writer decided to go with after seeing such a great ending on the series was, for lack of a better word to explain it, meh.
I've given this author a few tries now and I don't think his writing is for me, so this will be my last try.
John Le Carre certainly knows how to write and how to spin a very British spy novel. Although the scope, depth, and intricacies of this book are impressive, I was not a fan and this book took a very long time to slog through. Le Carre has a very distinctive diction and storytelling that I have not encountered anywhere else, that created a very cerebral read. I did not see Darker's demise at the end, which was a pleasant twist, but I felt that it took so long to get there that I had given up on the book long before hand. Am I glad Jeds and Jonathan lived 'happily ever after'? Not particularly. The manner in which the main characters thought and treated women was disturbing to me and partly why I had such a distaste for most of the book. Women were secondary, one dimensional characters and even with Jeds coming into herself towards the end, it wasn't for any valiant cause other than for her love of Mr. Pine. It was decent, yes, but I think this as my first foray into Le Carre's novels will also be my last.
I wanted to read this solely because of the fantastic TV miniseries and wow, what a disappointment! In fact, I didn't even bother reading beyond the first 150 pages. Didn't have the time to waste. John le Carre is often praised for his writing and some of his prose is quite nice but for a supposed crime writer? I'll stick with Jo Nesbø and his Scandinavian ilk, thank you very much. This just isn't all that interesting and it takes forever to play out. Longer than 150 pages anyway.
This is the third le Carre I've read (after "The Tailor of Panama" and "Our Game") and I can't say I've been blown away. Three books, three 2-star ratings from me. Plus they're just not that different from one another. Le Carre's thing seems to be the Cold War and while he might have been one of the memorable writers of that era, I'm just not convinced that any of his books - certainly not the three I've read - have held up to the passing of time.
Three strikes and le Carre's out.
This is the third le Carre I've read (after "The Tailor of Panama" and "Our Game") and I can't say I've been blown away. Three books, three 2-star ratings from me. Plus they're just not that different from one another. Le Carre's thing seems to be the Cold War and while he might have been one of the memorable writers of that era, I'm just not convinced that any of his books - certainly not the three I've read - have held up to the passing of time.
Three strikes and le Carre's out.
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really wanted to read The Night Manager by John le Carré because of the miniseries. I'm that weirdo who likes to read the book first. Why not? I found it cheap on Book Outlet and I love a good spy thriller. Or maybe I don't?
This book kind of put me off spy thrillers. It was long, slow and boring. I love a good spy thriller that keeps you engaged and isn't written to the point of boredom. There was so much explanation, so much random dialogue and content it just was dull. I couldn't get into it. I kept sloshing through it hoping that it might pick up... and it didn't really until the last quarter of the book. I was bored silly! It's a real shame too because everyone I know loves John! They all talk so highly of his books (including this one). It's just not my type of book, which is totally okay.
I think this will be a great miniseries, but the book just didn't translate for me.
One out of five stars.
This book kind of put me off spy thrillers. It was long, slow and boring. I love a good spy thriller that keeps you engaged and isn't written to the point of boredom. There was so much explanation, so much random dialogue and content it just was dull. I couldn't get into it. I kept sloshing through it hoping that it might pick up... and it didn't really until the last quarter of the book. I was bored silly! It's a real shame too because everyone I know loves John! They all talk so highly of his books (including this one). It's just not my type of book, which is totally okay.
I think this will be a great miniseries, but the book just didn't translate for me.
One out of five stars.
Boring! I listened to the audio book and nearly gave up a number of times. The government office machinations nearly did me in! I had planned to watch the TV series, but I don’t know if I can be bothered.