Call For The Dead

Published Feb. 12, 2011 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:
978-0-14-119828-6
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Review of 'Call For The Dead' on 'Storygraph'

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I really enjoyed this one. I’ve heard people say Le Carre is too complicated but I thought this one was a really accessible. A great story, full of humanity and pathos with great characters full of depth.

As a spy, George Smiley is an anti-bond; brave and resourceful when he needs to be, but old, short an tubby and thinking his way out of trouble rather than fighting. At one point he considers taking a gun with him, but decides against it because he’s not actually sure where he’s put it and there would be a frightful fuss if he actually used it.

The plot is meticulously revealed throughout the novel, but then there is a chapter of explanation at the end which I could have done without. Apart from that I thought it was terrific

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