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2.5 stars really. Although I found this to be a completely confusing book, there were elements that I did enjoy. After reading three books by this author, I am baffled by the acclaim he gets. I've decided to read his first published book, maybe that will explain some things.
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Published in 1974, this story is about the British intelligence service during the 1960s Cold War. Circus, as the intelligence agency is called, has had a shake up. George Smiley has been placed into retirement, Control has died and business is not done as usual. A mole is about. George Smiley is called from retirement to discover the mole, a soviet agent working in the British intelligence service. He is known as ‘Gerald�. George’s forensic style can be compared to Sherlock Holmes. George sees
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I didn't love this book. I was horrible but it took me a long time to get into it. It was hard to keep up with the plot because the writing was all over the place. I found myself re-reading pages to understand what was happening.
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bit of a slog, but interesting.
Aug 21, 2018
Mindy aka serenity
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Dec 31, 2020
Kai Coates
marked it as to-read
