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A review by jefecarpenter
The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré
5.0
I loved The Little Drummer Girl. It’s at times a fast-moving thriller, a carefully stepped balancing act, a claustrophobic stress test, a whirlwind of power plays, and an unexpectedly deep love story.
I feel like I’ve just come out of the most intense year of college, with all it’s ups and downs, it’s ecstasies and wipeouts, and I’m strung out but sad that it’s over.
It is masterfully written, the espionage motif giving unexpected insights into the character’s personalities.
At key points he will throw you off baalance, a vital splash in the face that pulled me up out of the page-turning addiction the book had on me. I found myself going back several times to find if I had somehow missed that I’d been introduced to this character already, but no; if I read on a bit I’d see who and where they were, and I was.
It is an honor to be given time with this master.
I feel like I’ve just come out of the most intense year of college, with all it’s ups and downs, it’s ecstasies and wipeouts, and I’m strung out but sad that it’s over.
It is masterfully written, the espionage motif giving unexpected insights into the character’s personalities.
At key points he will throw you off baalance, a vital splash in the face that pulled me up out of the page-turning addiction the book had on me. I found myself going back several times to find if I had somehow missed that I’d been introduced to this character already, but no; if I read on a bit I’d see who and where they were, and I was.
It is an honor to be given time with this master.