Reviews

The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré

dinakhad's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

jj2021's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

rosekk's review against another edition

4.0

I wasn't sure how the book would handle the conflict, and since all I knew about the author what that he writes spy novels, I feared it would be quite shallow. It turned out to exceed my expectations by quite a long way.

maireisles's review

1.0

DNF

Endless descriptions and inner monologue, the story was too slow moving for my tastes

thameslink's review against another edition

2.0

I don’t think le carre is for me. Sooooo ssslow

gvandana's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Set in present day which makes it harder to enjoy. Liked it a lot. Joseph was an interesting character and the way they set her up is unique. Her choices continue to surprise me but it’s clear that she’s in too deep. Plus she was always sympathetic to that cause. 
Does make you think about them as people. Quite memorable. Interesting take on the agent/handler dynamic. Not cliche and seems natural at the end. 

nicolal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

wegmarken2006's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.25

lindsaykjones's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

DNF

This is going against everything I stand for: read the book before seeing the movie (if it exists). I flat out struggled after receiving the audiobook from @netgalley and it was beautifully narrated. However, I just never seemed to get anywhere in it. With 13 hours remaining I just had to stop. I’m sure that it all will develop, but the process of developing the story was sooooo long, honestly I kept on thinking “I get it. Can we speed up the pace of the story?” Nope. In this case I will seek out the movie. 

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nicoleface_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25