Michael’s Reviews > A Delicate Truth > Status Update
Michael
is on page 87 of 320
"Given his head, [Toby] would long ago have swept away Britain's private education system, abolished all vestiges of entitlement and put the monarchy on a bicycle. Yet even while harbouring these seditious thoughts, the striver in him knew that his first aim must be to rise in the system he dreamed of liberating."
— Dec 11, 2015 04:49PM
Like flag
Michael’s Previous Updates
Michael
is on page 87 of 320
LeCarre always grabs the reader in the first two pages and never lets go of his sophisticated hooks. "Given his head, [Toby] would long ago have swept away Britain's private education system, abolished all vestiges of entitlement and put the monarchy on a bicycle. Yet even while harbouring these seditious thoughts, the striver in him knew that his first aim must be to rise in the system he dreamed of liberating."
— Dec 11, 2015 04:51PM
Michael
is on page 87 of 320
"If he turned on the television set it said 'Welcome, Mr. Paul Anderson. Why not enjoy a complimentary pre-dinner aperitif in our Lord Nelson's Snug!' The exclamation mark in place of the more appropriate question mark was a source of constant annoyance to the pedant in him." IDENTIFY! 8-)
— Dec 11, 2015 12:31PM
