From the Bookshelf of Espionage Aficionados…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Is "Our Man in Havana" an espionage thriller, a satire, or what? I'd always assumed it was a thriller, mostly due my previous readings of Graham Greene's work, but I have to admit I'd say it's one of the better satires I've seen. I was grinning ear-to-ear throughout.
Wormold is an Englishman working as a relatively unsuccessful vacuum cleaner salesman in old Havana, pre-revolution, divorced and caring for a beautiful teenage daughter. He's approached by a desperate or just plain lazy MI6 recruit ...more
Wormold is an Englishman working as a relatively unsuccessful vacuum cleaner salesman in old Havana, pre-revolution, divorced and caring for a beautiful teenage daughter. He's approached by a desperate or just plain lazy MI6 recruit ...more
I quite liked this. It's refreshing to read a suspense novel that takes itself less seriously than many do, and though I didn't find Our Man in Havana as compelling as Le Carré at his best, the overt sexism that annoys me about Le Carré's writing of women is less obvious here, although the "wife who left" archetype is still omnipresent.
...more
Wonderful stuff. A delicious satire based on Greene's own time working in the intelligence community, the action is both ridiculous and plausible. Strangely controversial because of its satirical nature, for me this is essential reading for espionage fans.
...more
Feb 22, 2013
Larry Loftis
marked it as to-read
Apr 03, 2013
K.
marked it as to-read
Oct 16, 2013
Jay Ingram
added it
Apr 21, 2014
Philby
marked it as to-read
Dec 22, 2015
Mac_dickenson
marked it as to-read
Aug 18, 2017
Carol Ritz
marked it as to-read
Dec 24, 2019
Suzane
marked it as to-read
Apr 01, 2023
Nicole Ho-Shing
marked it as to-read
Nov 23, 2024
Peter Kavanagh
marked it as to-read
May 04, 2025
Jonathan
marked it as to-read
