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570 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340733394
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Coronet
Publication date: 04 January 2001
Description
Frightening, heartbreaking, and exquisitely calibrated, John le Carre's new novel opens with the gruesome murder of the young and beautiful Tessa Quayle near northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, the birthplace of mankind. Her putative African lover and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,331 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
sad 55%
tense 50%
adventurous 37%
challenging 37%
emotional 36%
reflective 29%
informative 9%
inspiring 4%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 47% | A mix: 41% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 28% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, RapeModerate
Child death, Infidelity, TortureMinor
Racial slurs, Xenophobia
570 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780340733394
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Coronet
Publication date: 04 January 2001
Description
Frightening, heartbreaking, and exquisitely calibrated, John le Carre's new novel opens with the gruesome murder of the young and beautiful Tessa Quayle near northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, the birthplace of mankind. Her putative African lover and ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,331 reviews
Moods
mysterious 59%
sad 55%
tense 50%
adventurous 37%
challenging 37%
emotional 36%
reflective 29%
informative 9%
inspiring 4%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 47% | A mix: 41% | Character: 11%Strong character development?
Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 28% | Yes: 28% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 60% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 41% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Death, RapeModerate
Child death, Infidelity, TortureMinor
Racial slurs, Xenophobia