Le Carre, say no more.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Oh yes. Masterful book written by a master.

What did you like best about this story?

It is difficult to seperate the story from the story teller. It is such a complete package Excellent and believable story, wonderfully crafted with excellent narration.

Have you listened to any of John Le Carre’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I have listened to may Le Carre books and the narration has always been very good. This was is narrated by the master himself. not always a receipt for success, which adds a little something extra.

Any additional comments?

Given up on answering question as the keep changing. My answers now have no connection with the connected questions?To concude, i am bias as i love Le Carre and this book is no disappointment. I do not give 5 stars lightly but i could give no less for this super book.
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Not suitable for listening to sleep

I think John wrote it as a screenplay so it's useless if you fall asleep. I can't tell where I am in the story or whose voice is supposed to be speaking.
I'm unlucky too. Watched a home recording of the TV show and was baffled at first then I discovered I'd failed to record 'part1' and had thought I was watching something familiar from almost the start.
Rating incomplete. I hope an edit is possible.

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a little jewel

I'm a great fan of John LeCarre's work, I normally buy the BBC dramatisations with the outstanding Simon Russell-Beale in the lead role. I was somewhat nervous about buying a narrated book, both abridged and read by the author but I needn?t have worried. The delivery, pace and length combine perfectly to produce an absorbing and impactful listen. I'd recommend this to any John LeCarre fan.

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Another gripping story from Le Carre

This is another tale from Le Carre which expresses his anger at the way in which Government and politics is conducted, this time in respect of financial matters and its connection to the City of London (as opposed to counter terrorism and military engagement as in recent books). However, I couldn't help feeling that the ending was a little rushed, and did not match the pace of the book. Without wanting to give too much away, in my view the ending is also open to interpretation as to who was complicit and to what extent, which I quite enjoyed (though others may find it slightly unsatisfying).

The two protagonists, Gail and Perry, are quite well drawn, as are some of the secondary ones such as their main intelligence contact, Luke.

I enjoy Le Carre's narration despite the book being abridged, though I will probably listen to the unabridged version in due course.

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A dud - best avoided

I normally enjoy JLC novels having read most of them. This is a dull story made practically unlistenable by the off kilter performance by the author.

The affected pronunciations of perfectly normally words and names (Federer, Rioja and post-coital are most notable) plus an inability to distinguish between South African and Australian accents make this a tough listen.

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