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A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carré
4.0
Le Carre’s book is more a collection of essays that may or may not be true (at least according to his disclaimer). The essays range from the very personal (about his father) to the funny (about a credit card) to the historic (about Philby). There are stories about the development of his novels for movies – including stories about Burton and Guinness. There is a funny bit about Robert Redford.
But Le Carre’s boo isn’t just name dropping, or to be more exact, it’s not about name dropping at all. In part, Le Carre talks about his thinking, about how he sees things, flaws and all. And while he doesn’t have the easy-going style of Neil Simon’s memoirs, there is a charm and breeziness to the essays.
But Le Carre’s boo isn’t just name dropping, or to be more exact, it’s not about name dropping at all. In part, Le Carre talks about his thinking, about how he sees things, flaws and all. And while he doesn’t have the easy-going style of Neil Simon’s memoirs, there is a charm and breeziness to the essays.