markm reviewed Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré
Review of 'Agent Running in the Field' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
It has been a while since I read something both well-written and that I needed to finish to find out what was going to happen. I picked this up after dropping some other drivel and was happy to place myself in le Carré's deft hands. This novel may not have the layered deception of his greatest works, but if it were some younger man's first work, we would have heard much more about it. I did wonder if I would enjoy it as much if I were British, since, for me, the occasional Britishisms add so much to its entertaining atmosphere. Some reviewers have complained that their man Trump does not come off well here, and although I think, to some degree, they are showing the inherent paranoia of the sucker, they should have noticed that the most virulent comments are put into the mouth of a character who is …
It has been a while since I read something both well-written and that I needed to finish to find out what was going to happen. I picked this up after dropping some other drivel and was happy to place myself in le Carré's deft hands. This novel may not have the layered deception of his greatest works, but if it were some younger man's first work, we would have heard much more about it. I did wonder if I would enjoy it as much if I were British, since, for me, the occasional Britishisms add so much to its entertaining atmosphere. Some reviewers have complained that their man Trump does not come off well here, and although I think, to some degree, they are showing the inherent paranoia of the sucker, they should have noticed that the most virulent comments are put into the mouth of a character who is a near-crank. Naturally, I don't think that members of the "base" would write a novel like this, but, more importantly, could they? [Grammarly shows an emoji that evaluates the overall tone of my writing. When I typed "sucker", it turned into a red angry face. This is, I think, unfair.]
