A Most Wanted Man: A Novel by John le Carré

A Most Wanted Man: A Novel

John le Carré

fiction thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced

336 pages | first published 2008

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Now a major film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Willem Dafoe, and Robin Wright—the acclaimed bestselling novel about spies in “The War on Terror.”A half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg ...
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Summary of 370 reviews

Moods

dark 70%
tense 60%
challenging 20%
mysterious 20%
sad 20%
adventurous 10%

Pace

slow 37%
medium 37%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 60% | A mix: 40%

Strong character development?

No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%

Loveable characters?

No: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 33% | No: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 33% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 16%

Average rating

3.35

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