This is the second book I\u2019ve read by le Carre, and the first one featuring George Smiley, a character that he became famous for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
My first feeling while reading the book was that the name \u201cSmiley\u201d was always interfering with the way I read – the corner of my eye would catch the word \u201csmile\u201d and think that something amusing was happening. Do other people read like this? I wonder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But the book was filled with interesting characters, even the thugs were engaging in intelligent discourse, and there were also some very dated technologies that unfortunately played a big part in the plot line. I was totally stumped when someone used their local telephone exchange to set a reminder wake up call – what the hell?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the other hand, this book lets you into another era to see how things went. How member\u2019s clubs were formed, and how information spread without the aid of the internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As with the other book that I read by this author, the writing is excellent. The story is more of a detective mystery than a spy story, but just the same I enjoyed the book. Down the road I may read more from the series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next I am reading About Grace by Anthony Doerr – my mom helped me realize that I hadn\u2019t read this one yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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