velocitygirl14 's review for:

The Looking Glass War by John le Carré

2.5

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was honestly the first Le Carre book I didn't enjoy at all. It was very slow, very boring and I know that it was a satire, but it was done in a very mean spirited way and that I didn't appreciate in my fiction. As uppity as that sounds, that's how I felt. Having grown up being bombarded by Capitalist and Communist propaganda and having lived in both spheres, I wasn't amused at all. 

I think too, I might take a break from Le Carre for awhile and revisit this one at a later time. Maybe I'll change my mind.