The Spy Who Came In From the Cold

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Not my first le Carré book, but first of the George Smiley series. What can I say that hasn't already been said. It's a classic, taught and thrilling with pages of back-and-forth dialogue that slowly ratchet up the tension and suspense.

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A Small Town In Germany

A Small Town In Germany by John le Carré
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My introduction to le Carré and was quite entertained. Takes a bit to get into it, setting up the characters, the stakes, etc. Once it gets rolling, the tension and suspense slowly build, and the story unfolds with precision. I struggled at times with the density of some of the descriptions, often becoming long asides, but respect the decision to add them for color and depth.

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