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rachel45's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
caroparr's review against another edition
3.0
Short pieces about people he's known, ranging from Alec Guinness to political figures to various spies. He also says quite a bit about his parents, who were far from parental, being either absent or duplicitous. Uneven, but a must-read for le Carré fans.
danielmbensen's review against another edition
5.0
Thoroughly enjoyable and instructive for both students of writing and the human condition. The spy novelist (and ex-spy) John Le Carré writes about his life and work from the perspective of a retired 80-something living in a Swiss Chalet. Not a bad life. And when the President of Italy requests that I give him one of my books, I’ll make sure to have one specially bound in leather with gold embossing. I didn’t know you could do that.
dananker's review against another edition
4.0
Typically superlative le Carre writing, and a glimpse into the family life that fueled some of his reticence and interest in secrets. I opted to read these memoirs over the Sisman biography, and I'm not disappointed.
joehughesccp's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
5.0