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A review by softstarrynights
The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré
4.0
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I didn't think this would be able to match my love for the BBC adaptation, and I'm happy to say, that I was very mistaken. The Little Dummer Girl welcomes you into the theatre of the real, as Charlie, a young actress, is recruited to go undercover for the Israeli Secret Services. This was my first le Carré book, and it will not be my last, because the 650 pages absolutely flew by. The perspectives are split, about 85% Charlie, and 15% everybody else, and I did find Kurtz chapter in particular a bit of a struggle. The final scene differs slightly from the TV show, and I did prefer this version, just for the final line of dialogue.
I didn't think this would be able to match my love for the BBC adaptation, and I'm happy to say, that I was very mistaken. The Little Dummer Girl welcomes you into the theatre of the real, as Charlie, a young actress, is recruited to go undercover for the Israeli Secret Services. This was my first le Carré book, and it will not be my last, because the 650 pages absolutely flew by. The perspectives are split, about 85% Charlie, and 15% everybody else, and I did find Kurtz chapter in particular a bit of a struggle. The final scene differs slightly from the TV show, and I did prefer this version, just for the final line of dialogue.