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    <body><![CDATA[This was one of those books I had put off for many years.  I finally got to it (probably motivated due to a recent trip to Eastern Europe).  le Carre's writing is fabulous; the tension and human innuendos, the patterns of those who are involved with spying versus those who would rather just live and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72594369">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not embarrassed to give this my first five star review. This is a book I return to every so often in the hopes of recapturing some of the joy of the initial reading. It does not disappoint. &quot;The Russia House&quot; does what a good book should, it envelopes the reader, embraces them. I remem...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60285609">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[this is a spy novel set at the end of the cold war and beginning of perestroika . it is brilliant on the grey men in the intelligence services and their thought processes and on the smoke and mirrors of spying and trust . the world weary conclusion , that the bluff and counterbluff between Russia an...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27256551">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well written as per usual by John Le Carrie.  It is an exciting cold war spy mystery where you are left wondering what really happened at the completion of the book. His characters are multi-layered and real.  I thoroughly enjoyed a closer look at the Russian people, their customs and their history....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47882266">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fairly typical Le Carre, with very detailed descriptions of characters who disappear once they've served their purpose in the story.  Typical plot of the British amateur asked to help bring in a defecting physicist -- but is it all a trick? He gives it all up for love. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great work over all, but I had a hard time getting into it. It took a few chapters, but then it became classic le Carre. It is a classic cold war era spy game with a twist; the action all comes from common everyday people, not spies. Far better than the movie!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[More cerebral than the Bancroft Strategy, with lots of&quot;who's really working for who here&quot; kind of questions, is there a double or triple cross going on? Not a lot of action, but lots of puzzle! Another great vacation read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another great book by LeCarre, though I slighly preferred The Spy Who Came in From the Cold.  The transitioning narrator of this book distracted me somewhat.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[After four attempts I 'got into it'--sounding familiar, eh?--and was rewarded for my efforts.  A very good film with Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love John Lecarre, his books are like a wonderful gourmet meal!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[With his deep familiarity with both the world of spies and Soviet Russia, John LeCarre presents Barley Blair, who may be the most improbable  secret agent in the history of espionage.  This is classic LeCarre, both in plot and setting.  After reading this book, I felt that I could navigate through p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28382501">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I always love his books.  What a writer!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My first brush with le Carré!<br/><br/>Gorgeous novel full of tenderness, mixed feelings, cold weather, and secrets. I loved the story and the style a lot. The pacing is tense but driven by conversation, not by action. Part of me picked this up expecting a Clancy or Ludlum style thriller so the e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75717014">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I miss George Smiley.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fiction,spy fiction]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i just finished it two nights ago, and what a book! thanks, ted, for turning me onto le carre. he is a master of characterization, he has intricate, exciting, and utterly believable plots, and he has the added bonus of actually knowing what the hell he's talking about, having been on the inside of a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2945124">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although the narration was a bit dense at times and the novel got off to a slow start, it ends strongly and allows the reader to appreciate the beginning fully by the end. Despite the large number of characters, they were all well-developed and perhaps the best part of the book was the choice of nar...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15979605">more...</a>]]></body>
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