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A Most Wanted Man by John le Carré

red0nyou's review against another edition

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4.0

Tenía la duda de si le Carré escribía chido o no, si realmente eran buenas las novelas en las que están basadas las películas o sólo tenía interesantes ideas que sirven de base para una buena película.
La respuesta es que sí sabe escribir. Tiene talento para construir una situación de espías modernos con dilemas morales, fiel a la tradición de Graham Green.
Es imposible hacer comparativas con la adaptación cinematográfica, en especial, si la viste antes de leer el libro. Esto se debe a que es una excelente adaptación, aunque tenga sus variaciones, pero que no alteran en nada la trama del libro.

Y sí, el final es igual de tenso o más que en la película.

asterix77's review against another edition

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4.0

Ik ben een groot Le Carré fan. Er staan meerdere boeken van hem op mijn 5 sterren lijst
Dit is helaas geen 5 sterren. Ik vond het boek onevenwichtig, zeker het begin kabbelde wat voort zonder dat het richting had. Nu hoef je bij Le Carré nooit echte actie te verwachten, maar dit was wel erg passief. Op ongeveer tweederde van het boek begon de intrige zich echt te ontvouwen en werd het een echt Le Carré boek.
Spionage en internationale politiek op zijn best, met een onbevredigend einde, waardoor het een cynisch boek wordt. Zo cynisch dat het zomaar realiteit zou kunnen zijn.

2,5 ster voor de start, 4,5 voor het eind.

obscuredbyclouds's review against another edition

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1.0

I thought this was going to be a spy story with a war-on-terror-setting, and while there's no spies it is, albeit only tangibly, about how governments deal with muslim refugees. Mostly it's extremely tedious and boring. The first 30 pages or so were entertaining, then there's way too many (flat) characters and little plot. Thanks to the strange structure, you never really start to care about anyone or anything that's going on.

the_sassy_bookworm's review against another edition

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2.0

I didn't particularly enjoy this one, admittedly it isn't one of my favorite genres, but I thought the blurb sounded interesting and gave it a go. I found it pretty boring and had to force myself to keep reading hoping for a good ending, alas I was disappointed by that also. On a positive note the book is beautifully written and the author does know how to tell a tale, perhaps I just choose the wrong novel for my introduction to his work?

wedwards94's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

eroston's review against another edition

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Hadn't read im before. Surpised pleasantly at how memorable some of his turns of phrase are. Not always but nice surprises sprinkled throughout.

avasimpson's review against another edition

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3.0

Bit different from what I normally like. I quite liked the way it was written in terms of plot. I found all the spy meeting stuff a bit boring. The ending was a bit abrupt and unsatisfying. Descriptions of women particularly feel like they were written by a man.

rologosolo's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

readymadereader's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

soumil_da_vinci's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Read it for the end please, just do a favour and read it for the end and it will not be a waste of time I promise. The beginning and even the middle sucks quite a bit...but...the end will make it worthwhile totally.

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