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« Reply #1270 on: April 13, 2012, 10:05:AM » |
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John LeCarre is peerless.
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« Reply #1271 on: April 13, 2012, 10:57:AM » |
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John LeCarre is peerless.
It took me a little while to get into his novel, but I'm definitely into it now. |
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"And so, Lord, do you, who do give understanding to faith, give me, so far as you knowest it to be profitable, to understand that you are as we believe; and that you are that which we believe." -- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
"But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." -- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Baudelaire and Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects
"I'm a practicing Catholic; I'm practicing until I get it right." Martin Sheen
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« Reply #1272 on: April 13, 2012, 11:49:AM » |
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That's how Le Carre does it. He doesn't come out and tell you right away what's going on. You have to stay with it and pay attention. If you like Tinker Tailor, then you'd also like the other two that go with it.
The Honorable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. They're almost like a trilogy but can also be read separately.
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« Reply #1273 on: April 13, 2012, 12:41:PM » |
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That's how Le Carre does it. He doesn't come out and tell you right away what's going on. You have to stay with it and pay attention. If you like Tinker Tailor, then you'd also like the other two that go with it.
The Honorable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. They're almost like a trilogy but can also be read separately.
Thanks for the recommendations! To be honest, I would never have thought of reading Tinker, Tailor if there hadn't been a recent movie of it (though I haven't seen it). Are these novels sequels or prequels? |
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"And so, Lord, do you, who do give understanding to faith, give me, so far as you knowest it to be profitable, to understand that you are as we believe; and that you are that which we believe." -- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
"But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." -- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Baudelaire and Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects
"I'm a practicing Catholic; I'm practicing until I get it right." Martin Sheen
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« Reply #1274 on: April 13, 2012, 01:00:PM » |
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Sequels.
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« Reply #1275 on: April 13, 2012, 01:24:PM » |
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Sequels.
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"And so, Lord, do you, who do give understanding to faith, give me, so far as you knowest it to be profitable, to understand that you are as we believe; and that you are that which we believe." -- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
"But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." -- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Baudelaire and Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects
"I'm a practicing Catholic; I'm practicing until I get it right." Martin Sheen
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« Reply #1276 on: April 13, 2012, 03:07:PM » |
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Dissenting opinion, Rehnquist et al, Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
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« Reply #1277 on: April 13, 2012, 05:07:PM » |
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Titanic Survivor: The Memoirs of Violet Jessop
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« Reply #1278 on: April 13, 2012, 10:14:PM » |
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This Tremendous Lover, by Fr Eugene Boylan O.C.S.O
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« Reply #1279 on: April 16, 2012, 08:33:AM » |
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Well, I finished Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy. Typically, I like to read a non-fiction book after a novel, so I've started The Devil in the White City, a book about the 1893 Chicago's World Fair.
On a related topic, can anyone recommend a good nonfiction account of the Kim Philby scandal? Reading LeCarre has whet my appetite for this story...
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"And so, Lord, do you, who do give understanding to faith, give me, so far as you knowest it to be profitable, to understand that you are as we believe; and that you are that which we believe." -- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
"But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." -- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Baudelaire and Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects
"I'm a practicing Catholic; I'm practicing until I get it right." Martin Sheen
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