Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
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Narrated by:
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Michael Jayston
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Written by:
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John le Carré
About this listen
Mr George Smiley is small, podgy, and at best, middle-aged. He is disillusioned, wrestles with idleness, and has been deserted by his beautiful wife. He is also compassionate, ruthless, and a senior British intelligence officer in short-lived retirement from the Circus, the British Secret Service organisation situated in London. But Moscow centre has infiltrated a mole into the Circus, and it's more than likely the perpetrator is Karla, Smiley's old adversary and his opposite number in Moscow. And when, at the dead of night, a member of the Cabinet offers Smiley the job to 'clean the stable, do whatever is necessary', it becomes a long and bitter battle of wits between Smiley, the master of deceit, and the enigmatic Karla.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- AmazonCustomer
- 27-11-23
Picks up in the second half
This book started out a bit dreary, mainly because the first few chapters are told from the perspective of characters who are struggling with doldrums in their lives. It takes a little while to pick up, but when it does the plot is layered well, and you appreciate how the picture becomes clearer through the eyes of distinct and interesting characters interviewed by George Smiley.
It’s not action packed, so if you’re looking for a spy thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat, this is not it. It’s a slow burn, with pages devoted to the slow machinations of a bureaucracy. If you like Le Carré’s typical style of dry spy fiction, you will like this title.
The narration is superlative, and far surpasses the story in my estimation.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- A K.
- 30-06-20
i enjoyed it.
the story and the complexities of British idioms and phrases made me really sit up and listen carefully. The story is interesting and the writing is brilliant. I will have to read it again to gauge the complete brilliance of this work.
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