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Tag: John le Carre

Agent Running in the Field – John le Carré

On November 18, 2020October 27, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews4 Comments

This is the fourth of my Cyprus crime/thriller reads. Previous installments were: The Winner by David Baldacci, Camino Island by John Grisham, and Run Away by Harlan Coben. So far Grisham and Coben came out as equals. But let’s be honest John le Carré is in a class of his own. I read his Tinker, …

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Top 17 of 2017

On December 26, 2017December 26, 2017 By bookskepticIn Thoughts5 Comments

I hope you all had wonderful Christmas, that you managed to find time to relax, breathe and think, but also to be, fully consciously be, with your family and with yourselves. I have a feeling I'm late to the party on this one, or at least cutting it very fine, but here's my list of …

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November round-up

On December 2, 2017December 27, 2017 By bookskepticIn Thoughts2 Comments

November was a weird month. I read a lot more than in October, mostly to escape what was happening in my family, for the first time in a while I actually consciously searched for an escape in books. As always reliable friends they helped me, even if my reading was less patient than usually and …

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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

On November 23, 2017November 18, 2017 By bookskepticIn Reviews5 Comments

It seems I am on a bit of John le Carré roll. I really loved Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, so when I was flying home and none of the books I had with seemed appealing, I went to WHSmith in the airport and there The Spy Who Came in from the Cold was waiting for me. Alec Leamas, …

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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – John le Carré

On November 11, 2017November 7, 2017 By bookskepticIn Reviews8 Comments

I saw the movie when it was in the cinemas and I remember I liked it, despite thinking at the same time it was a bit boring. I remember it was extremely well acted and I liked the way it was shot a lot, a lot of the scenes stayed with me. Probably not long …

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