A review by c_ward68
The Constant Gardener by John le Carré

3.0

My first Le Carre and I’m in two minds. Excellently written, I like his concise prose and unflowery style. But I didn’t really ‘get’ the story: the relationships with all but Ham were elusive, Tessa and Arnold were completely unbelievable, the point of Justin’s quest seemed disappointingly unfulfilled. I suppose I expected more of a final catharsis, an objective gained, but ended up with Justin’s unsatisfying amble around the world telling us again everything that had already been set out early on. All a bit polemical and dull.