GeorgeSmiley

Smiley's People: A George Smiley Novel | John le Carre

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I‘ve been missing in action! My excuse.. a wonderful overseas holiday and spending lots of time in my garden. My reading high lights have been John Boyne and John Le Carre. I have just started War and Peace as I promised myself I would read it this year. Hope your all getting some reading time😊
#holidayreading #literature #crime #classics

erzascarletbookgasm That‘s a great stack! And lovely photos! 🩷 5d

JenReadsAlot Great travels! I was in Prague past month! 5d

CarolynM What lovely photos, Sally! Looks like you had a great time💕 5d

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Tamra What a fantastic looking trip! I hope you like Small Mercies - I loved Mary Pat, as flawed as she is in it. 5d

LeahBergen It looks like you‘ve been having some great travels!! 5d

Freespirit Hi @CarolynM @erzascarletbookgasm @JenReadsAlot @Tamra @LeahBergen hello friends…I‘ve had a wonderful trip to see temples in Greece, churches in Italy, ancient cities in Montenegro and Croatia, bridges in London and symphonies in Prague. I love best that I can read about these places now and remember my travels❤️ 5d

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rachelk

The Looking Glass War: A George Smiley Novel | John le Carre

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This was probably a more realistic spy novel than ‘The Spy Who Came in from the Cold‘ but I preferred the drama and romance of that novel over so much of the day to day training in this one.

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Trace

The Honourable Schoolboy: A George Smiley Novel | John le Carre

so-so

Strong ending.

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Larkken

Call for the Dead: A George Smiley Novel | John le Carre

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My spy-kick from last year shows every sign of continuing into 2024. This 1st George Smiley novel started off strong but seemed to lose focus toward the end-It's a bit of a detective novel with spies in it,and could have used more spies lol-but I'm glad I read it and not just as a prelude to le carré's more famous novels. Smiley is an interesting character already, & I really liked Mendel and hope to see him in later books.
Read for #auldlangspine

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Librarybelle Nice!! 5mo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 5mo

vivastory More spies is always better 5mo

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Larkken

Call for the Dead: A George Smiley Novel | John le Carre

Finally put together January's #Bookspin and #BookspinBingo! It's been a long week, haha. I'm working my way through the tagged #AuldLangSpine pick, though, and enjoying it so far!

vivastory, monalyisha, TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks great!! 5mo

vivastory I was tempted to start there for my next Le Carre. 5mo

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Readerann

The Secret Pilgrim | John le Carre

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I‘ve been working my way through the Smiley novels and I think this is my favorite. In addition to his stellar writing, I appreciate le Carré‘s unflinching look at the world of espionage. No sugar-coating here.

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Trace

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | John le Carre

so-so

First time reading the author.

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Readerann

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy | John le Carre

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It was time to mix it up, and jump into Smiley‘s world for a while. I think I‘ll try to finish up this series. I‘d forgotten how good Le Carré is.

BarbaraBB I‘ve had this one on my shelves for ages. Glad to hear it is good. (edited) 1y

Readerann @BarbaraBB It took me a few Smiley books to get into the “flow”, but I think they have a style all their own. 1y

BarbaraBB Ah, you‘re on a Smiley roll! 1y

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swynn

The Looking Glass War: A George Smiley Novel | John le Carre

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(1964) For readers who thought "The Spy Who Came In from The Cold" was overoptimistic, le Carré offers a cynical gem about a British intelligence agency trying to gather information about a possible military buildup on the East German border. But "The Department" is so plagued by nostalgia, overconfidence, budget constraints, and bureaucratic rivalries that the adventure can end only one dreadful way. I can't say I "enjoyed" it but I do admire it

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Therewillbebooks

Honourable Schoolboy | John le Carre

Yet another spy book

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