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432 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241330913
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 27 February 2020
Description
A Soviet defector has been assassinated on English soil, and George Smiley is called back to the Circus to clear up - and cover up - the mess. But what he discovers sends him delving into the past, on a trail through Hamburg and Paris to Cold War ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,132 reviews
Moods
tense 70%
dark 58%
adventurous 37%
reflective 37%
challenging 29%
emotional 22%
sad 14%
informative 3%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Plot: 29% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 34% | No: 30%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 35% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Blood, ViolenceModerate
Terminal illnessMinor
Misogyny, Deportation
432 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241330913
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Publication date: 27 February 2020
Description
A Soviet defector has been assassinated on English soil, and George Smiley is called back to the Circus to clear up - and cover up - the mess. But what he discovers sends him delving into the past, on a trail through Hamburg and Paris to Cold War ...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,132 reviews
Moods
tense 70%
dark 58%
adventurous 37%
reflective 37%
challenging 29%
emotional 22%
sad 14%
informative 3%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 64% | Plot: 29% | Character: 6%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 34% | No: 30%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 35% | No: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 63% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Blood, ViolenceModerate
Terminal illnessMinor
Misogyny, Deportation