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pachypedia's review against another edition
3.0
Es el primer libro que leo de Le Carré, y tengo que decir que no me ha convencido. La trama es buena, pero la forma de la narración, saltando de un tiempo a otro de una manera un tanto aleatoria, no me ha terminado de enganchar. Tampoco los personajes ayudan, ya que ninguno me pareció especialmente interesante.
violinknitter's review against another edition
3.0
This book started brilliantly, I thought, but the ending was both expected and not conclusive enough, IMO. Granted, I've been reading or listening to a lot of le Carré recently, so I'm kind of familiar with the ends of some of his stories, but I wanted something a bit less predictably similar to the endings of other books of his.
susie_books2brl's review against another edition
5.0
The Washington Post has a great review: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/10/AR2010101003158.html?wprss=rss_print/bookworld
ebokhyllami's review against another edition
2.0
EKSTREMT kjedelig! Erre mulig? Jeg som trykket Le Carré til mitt bryst på 80-tallet. Boka er velskrevet, det er ikke det, men den er rett og slett laaaaaaaaaaaaangsom, og drepende kjedelig. Midtveis måtte jeg legge den bort, til tross for at jeg hører den med Helge Winther-Larsen på øret via Storytel. Det sier det meste. Hopp over denne...
fossen's review against another edition
4.0
More post Cold War excellence from le Carre, but still falling short of his masterworks. Where he excels here is in his character work, pulling you deeply into each of these characters' lives. It rings his consistent theme: behind the glamour of espionage are very real, fragile people. And that ending!
wsk56's review against another edition
3.0
I read this book for my book club group. It's not a genre I normally read and I was curious how spy novels were being written in the post-Cold War era.
Surprisingly, I really enjoyed the book and the characters in it. An English couple, Perry and Gail, take a holiday in Antiqua and find themselves wrapped up in international intrique and danger. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to Dima and his Russian family (and a cast of pseudo-family members). Later, Perry and Gail meet with members of the "Service" and tell their story. What follows is an entertaining caper through Paris and Switzerland, as well as a deepening of the relationships between the characters. The stress of the situation begins to wear on the participants as all of them anticipate how it will end. For me, the ending was somewhat unexpected, although I did consider that it might end this way. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a light and quick read. It is well written and entertaining.
Surprisingly, I really enjoyed the book and the characters in it. An English couple, Perry and Gail, take a holiday in Antiqua and find themselves wrapped up in international intrique and danger. As the story unfolds, we are introduced to Dima and his Russian family (and a cast of pseudo-family members). Later, Perry and Gail meet with members of the "Service" and tell their story. What follows is an entertaining caper through Paris and Switzerland, as well as a deepening of the relationships between the characters. The stress of the situation begins to wear on the participants as all of them anticipate how it will end. For me, the ending was somewhat unexpected, although I did consider that it might end this way. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a light and quick read. It is well written and entertaining.
rocketiza's review
3.0
The story telling style was excellent but the plot had less intrigue than most of his other books.
milly_in_the_library's review against another edition
2.0
FINALLY! this really wasn't my 'kind' of book at all. so i really very slowly made my way through it without much enjoyment... onwards and upwards!!!
joestewart's review against another edition
3.0
Expertly written as usual but for me it was dissatisfying. The ending was tightly written and compelling – I could not set it down until I learned what happened.