The Secret Pilgrim Audiobook

" Excellent. Really shows le Carre's range, particularly at the end, when he veers away from European intrigue to write about bored clerks, Cambodian jungle nightmares, and ferreting out a Dwight Schrute-like traitor from the Foreign Office. "

" I think this George Smiley novel is a bit disappointing since he's simply invited by Ned to share his knowledge/ideas, that is, he showed up once in a while in a class of young people hoping to be a great secret agent like him. Of course there're some exciting episodes worth reading but, I think, reading his Karla Trilogy is all right and you can say, "That's it!" In other words, you won't feel guilty or inadequate if you skip this one. "

" Remembrances of past spy experiences "

" I'm a big fan of LeCarre'. And this is very good. Not maybe his best. A series of really short-stories, tales, from the vantage point of 'Ned'. Pulls together some of the threads from his earlier novels, wrapped around the character George Smiley. Worth it. "

" The first LeCarre book I ever read; it is a compilation of short stories that is fast paced and intriguing. "

" I guess with John Le Carre there is no such thing as a happy ending. It's always bittersweet at best. I think that with age I will appreciate it more, but now I wish for something more definitive. "

" Quite a gentle one here. Its something like a book of short stories crafted into a novel - tales looking back over a lifetime of spying. Not much glamour, quite a lot of regret. Beautifully written and put together as usual. Borrowed from the Histon Library. "

" Entertaining book of short stories threaded together into a loose Smiley narrative. Fun, generally-predictable Russia House and Circus intrigue. Maybe I've been reading too much Le Carre of late... but it felt a little more forced, like an Alfred Hitchcock Presents compendium. "

" A masterpiece by Le Carre exploring the morality/amorality of the politics of the West & of the Intelligence community. Great compassion - I think it's one of his best. "

" I`m a fussy and unfortunately lazy reader so I don`t want to make unfair comments about this particular book. It just didn`t click in and I`ve already read better Le Carre`s books. "

" This is like a bunch of small Le Carre novels rolled into one. All thought provoking and interesting. "

" A very reflective book but one which raises a lot of questions, examining the underside of intelligence work. Well worth the read. "

" Long and quite melancholy farewell to the Cold War. Le Carre is always the best. "

" A reflection on the end of the Cold War. A bit of George Smiley and a lot of one of his spies. "

" One of my very favourite books. I'll have to explain more later, but I've learned more about the nuance of the human condition from this than from nearly anywhere else. Human insight is the legacy of the spy novel. "

" I have read most of his books. I love his mystery and the way that he builds it. "