Reviews

Silverview by John le Carré

lareinebee's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.0

kuulehain's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

erinalbion's review against another edition

4.0

Like the best le Carre, this left me pondering.

aeclark12's review against another edition

5.0

Great story from a master.

metalmama's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

austinburns's review against another edition

4.0

a bit slight, but not a sour note to end on

cymru1973's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

caljosenjo's review against another edition

reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

8797999's review against another edition

4.0

I thought this was a good read, a plot centred on loyalty, love and betrayal. Not perfect by any means and with gaps such as why certain actions and some characters could have been fleshed out a bit more.

Sadly the book marks the last complete John le Carre novel, but thankfully he left us 26 mostly excellent works and this one was a very good one, not on par with the Smiley series but better than several other efforts.

scrivvy's review against another edition

5.0

I've read quite a number of John le Carré books and have really enjoyed them all. Always enjoyed a good spy/espionage book and le Carré is probably the best in this field. A literary giant indeed.