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I've read a couple hundred spy novels, and this is my all-time favorite. Maybe it's because of the build up from the predecessors, "Tinker, Tailor" and, to a lesser extent, "The Honourable Schoolboy" but actually it's because le Carre is at the top of his game. He masterfully introduces the bit players via other bit players one instrument at a time until the orchestra is roaring away.
By this late date, George Smiley (operating as "Max") and Alec Guinness were interchangeable in both le Carre's ...more
By this late date, George Smiley (operating as "Max") and Alec Guinness were interchangeable in both le Carre's ...more
Feb 28, 2014
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The final book of the Karla set piece. George Smiley is summoned out of retirement at the request of his old outfit to investigate an agent's murder, and he and his crack crew are once again on the trail of Karla. The chapter when Smiley has a long talk with Connie has some great dialog.
Should you like reading books with a slow but intriguing pace, old school spy craft with human intel, along with some great writing, then by all means give this a go.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; Tinker, ...more
Should you like reading books with a slow but intriguing pace, old school spy craft with human intel, along with some great writing, then by all means give this a go.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold; Tinker, ...more
As always with le Carré, women generally get short shrift, but otherwise this is a masterful end to the Karla trilogy.
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