tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post2990813947858507533..comments2024-03-21T22:22:59.425-07:00Comments on Vintage Pop Fictions: John le Carré’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spydfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-24137932646574424252016-09-25T07:57:32.358-07:002016-09-25T07:57:32.358-07:00Deighton is my top spy novelist. I did not discove...Deighton is my top spy novelist. I did not discover him until 2012, and I have read all of the Bernard Samson novels, most of the Nameless Spy novels, and XPD. I like Littell also, but have only read three of his books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-91667925013809816162016-09-25T05:30:15.236-07:002016-09-25T05:30:15.236-07:00Tracy, I think that's a fair comment - le Carr...Tracy, I think that's a fair comment - le Carré can be incredibly bleak and you really have to be in the mood for that. And occasionally he overdoes the bleakness.<br /><br />I still prefer Len Deighton.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6984067990467963645.post-80746653162896484032016-09-24T22:37:06.791-07:002016-09-24T22:37:06.791-07:00I read both The Looking Glass War and this book re...I read both The Looking Glass War and this book recently, and I enjoyed this one much more. Just a personal reaction, since The Looking Glass War was so depressing. As far as quality, I rated those two and The Spy Who Came in from the Cold all very highly, but Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was the more enjoyable experience.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com