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I plan to see the movie next week so decided to read it before going to the movies. I have read several other Le Carré novels which feature George Smiley... Looking Glass War, Murder of Quality, etc...
Tinker starts off rather slow, but as the momentum builds, so does the suspense... George Smiley isn't the typical spy... by no means is he a James Bond, he's rather fat, wears glasses and his suit doesn't quite fit right... he's described as looking something more like a professor than a master o ...more
Tinker starts off rather slow, but as the momentum builds, so does the suspense... George Smiley isn't the typical spy... by no means is he a James Bond, he's rather fat, wears glasses and his suit doesn't quite fit right... he's described as looking something more like a professor than a master o ...more
A dryly written, slow evolving story of espionage.
A third of the way through, my heart sank in disappointment because I'd been looking forward to reading this book for years. Finding a really nice leatherbound edition by Franklin library, I was keen to collect the rest of the series but disappointed that I'd likely not be continuing on. Then le Carré picked things up.
Smiley is enticed out of retirement with a plot heavily peppered with idiom's from the covert world. I had a difficult time under ...more
A third of the way through, my heart sank in disappointment because I'd been looking forward to reading this book for years. Finding a really nice leatherbound edition by Franklin library, I was keen to collect the rest of the series but disappointed that I'd likely not be continuing on. Then le Carré picked things up.
Smiley is enticed out of retirement with a plot heavily peppered with idiom's from the covert world. I had a difficult time under ...more
One of the best Spy Novels I ever read.
The best book I ever read!
Sep 13, 2011
KOMET
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