davidbheard 's review for:

The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John le Carré

4.25

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Stunningly written, though at times I wasn't sure what was actually going on. However, by the time I read the final sentence, I felt as though I had actually been a spy in Cold War Berlin, the paranoia, the gutwrenching fear and tension. The final pages had me gripped the book with white knuckles, and now that I'm finished, I want to cry for the characters, mere pawns in a game.