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A review by imminentgiallo
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
2.5
This book has EVERYTHING: racism, misogyny, homophobia, antisemitism, mediocre white men yapping constantly through their mediocre espionage.
I swear, at around 80% I thought, if the Nazi ends up being the agent for the British, so help me…
Surprise!
Anyway, most of the “women” in this book are “ugly” and all of the women who aren’t ugly are “girls.” Both sides seem to hate Jewish people, and somehow the fascist became a communist? I know this book was written in 1963 during the Cold War, but at some point it becomes a little ridiculous.
The only question I have left concerns the very last page: Am I supposed to feel bad that Liz and Leamas died?
Surprise!
Anyway, most of the “women” in this book are “ugly” and all of the women who aren’t ugly are “girls.” Both sides seem to hate Jewish people, and somehow the fascist became a communist? I know this book was written in 1963 during the Cold War, but at some point it becomes a little ridiculous.