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I really enjoyed this one, my favourite of the three so far and I can see why it gets the acclaim that it does.

Bittersweet at the end, but what a journey throughout. One that I am sure I will re-visit at some point.

I would rate this at 4.5/5, rounded down. Depending on the rest of John Le Carre books I have to read, I may or may not bump it up to a 5.

harry23's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

apocryphal_goose's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

shefali's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

kcrouth's review against another edition

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5.0

WOW! This is an excellent tale of cold war intrigue, action packed and full of twists and turns in plot. At the same time, it explores some of the deep philosophical and human paradoxes of contrasting ideologies clashing and simultaneously being much the same. This is a really great story, and i'm anxious to read more from this author.

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