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The Honourable Schoolboy by John le Carré

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The Honourable Schoolboy (George Smiley, #6; Karla Trilogy, #2)
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John le Carré

Michael's review

May 25, 2017

it was ok

I love le Carre, and I love the other two books in the Karla Trilogy, but for some reason this one didn't do it for me. I found the writing flat, devoid of le Carre's usual angry incisiveness, and the characters seemed more like wooden dolls than people. Maybe I'll revisit it some day, but let's just say, I'm in no rush.

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