tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post742102185020302219..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Review: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-10850921383471478062012-02-29T08:24:09.608-08:002012-02-29T08:24:09.608-08:00Michael: I confess I had to resort to the wikipedi...Michael: I confess I had to resort to the wikipedia article to get the details straightened out in my head. ;-) But, wow! He is a great writer. I'll read the rest, even if I have to let the plot flow past.Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-44582144792281922252012-02-28T22:19:33.202-08:002012-02-28T22:19:33.202-08:00I can't say the pieces ever fell together for ...I can't say the pieces ever fell together for me. I had no idea what the hell was going on. But I didn't need to, because the prose is <i>frightfully</i> good. Dude can write.Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-40096956403972664022012-02-25T09:06:54.251-08:002012-02-25T09:06:54.251-08:00Kathy: It really was excellent -- I didn't mea...Kathy: It really was excellent -- I didn't mean to scare anyone away!<br /><br />Jane: If you just let it flow over you, the frustration goes away. I think the denseness it to create atmosphere more than anything. <br /><br />DC: That's a reasonable decision. I wanted to read the book first because it's been on my shelf for so long. But if it hadn't been, I don't know . . .<brGilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-9807035013580471482012-02-24T02:29:20.545-08:002012-02-24T02:29:20.545-08:00I haven't read this book myself yet, though I ...I haven't read this book myself yet, though I think I might, I did hear another review on it at the book review (http://bookreportradio.com/) with Elaine Charles, a very good show.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16244442031934899307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-47505328046727120922012-02-22T18:08:04.157-08:002012-02-22T18:08:04.157-08:00I really enjoyed The Constant Gardener by le Carré...I really enjoyed The Constant Gardener by le Carré and liked The SPy Who Came in From the Cold that I read last year. Yet, in that one too I did sometimes find it a bit... dense I suppose. I want to enjoy cold war espionage fiction, but I'm not sure if I do. Either way, I do like this author's way of writing so I want to continue reading within the Smiley series. (He turns up in The Spy Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378715984699756859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-72380428610151431192012-02-19T10:16:14.817-08:002012-02-19T10:16:14.817-08:00I think I will probably just skip the novel and in...I think I will probably just skip the novel and instead watch the movie.DCMetroreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02229456529059098518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-11629561699980301762012-02-17T16:39:23.265-08:002012-02-17T16:39:23.265-08:00My brother keeps on pestering me to read This book...My brother keeps on pestering me to read This book--sounds like it might be a bit frustrating.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-77999301239874648252012-02-17T05:52:50.935-08:002012-02-17T05:52:50.935-08:00I'm not sure this is for me, but I bet my dad ...I'm not sure this is for me, but I bet my dad would have loved it. I may give it a try one day.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com