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Julie Rose
Nov 02, 2014 rated it it was ok
Hrm. I knew going in it was going to be unrelentingly grim but I found that by about the middle of the book I didn't really much care what happened to Alec. I pushed through to the end because I'm a masochist, I guess. I really enjoyed Tinker, Tailor... so I'll try another le Carré to see if this was just an anomaly. ...more
Julie
Jul 22, 2018 rated it really liked it
Started slow for me but but 1/3 in, hard to put down. Fantastic, can see why it is a classic 😄 #24in48 #readathon
Jessica
Jul 18, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: germany, spy, cold-war, 1001
A spy classic with a final twist that still packs a powerful punch decades later.
Rose
Nov 24, 2007 marked it as to-read
Tracyene
Jan 11, 2010 rated it it was amazing
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Aug 05, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Claire Fun
May 22, 2019 rated it really liked it
Shelves: kindle, short
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Jan 17, 2013 marked it as to-read
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Mansir
Aug 15, 2014 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: library
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Oct 17, 2017 rated it liked it
Judy
Apr 08, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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