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Karen
Jul 07, 2020 rated it liked it
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This is the book that put John Le Carre on the map. In the introduction my edition of the book, Le Carre mentions that he wrote this after seeing the Berlin wall go up.

I liked the book, better than The Night Manager, but I didn't love it. The plot in the last few chapters had so many twists and turns, that they made up for the slower chapters in the rest of the book. ...more
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Rebekah
Jan 08, 2022 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: e-book, 1001-import, redbooks
This book was listed as fast-paced so I tried to finish up my yearly book challenge and I found it slow and so boring! I don’t read the spy genre, but there was just so much dialogue and no action or character development.
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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.
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Shelves: classics, espionage, thriller, 1980s
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May 06, 2013 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 08, 2018 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
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