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Summary: Glad it was a library borrow and did not purchase this book
Review: I am an old time LaCarre fan and eagerly await his new books. I have also enjoyed the challange of not having been spoon fed the content of his previous books, however this effort was beyond my understanding. Rather than repeat the comments of the previous negative reviews I thoroughly agree with most of them. It is interesting to note that the reviews are either 1 star are 5 stars,(few 3's),none in between, I wonder why?
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Summary: Another masterful tale from the master
Review: I found Single and Single to be the perfect book to read on vacation; engaging, suspenseful, interesting, and with palpably real characters.
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Summary: confused, incomprehensible gibberish
Review: this book has received oustanding reviews but it is confused ,pretentiuous writing. It appears that reviewers are impressed by Le Carree's incomprehensible writing.
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Summary: Confusing, boring, difficult
Review: Amazingly difficult to follow the story, I gave up on it 3-4 times, thought I might be missing something and tried again. In the end I thru it in the trash, and sorry I wasted my time.
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Summary: A big disappointment.
Review: Le Carre has been one of my favorites for years. It's always so exciting to buy a new book by an author who seems like an old friend. I've had this book two weeks and I'm only on page 158. I can't get into the locations at all, and the characters seem shallow, the plot confusing. I thought it was just me until I read some of your other reviews.
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Summary: LeCarre may have talent, but he doesn't demonstrate it here.
Review: Single and Single is a disjointed mass of words that surely doesn't represent the best of this author. This book should be sold with the warning to "read without expection of being informed or entertained."
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Summary: Single and Single is a singularly successful story!
Review: Despite other readers' comments to the contrary, this newest LeCarre novel was a big hit with me. His best effort since A Perfect Spy (wherein we also examine the complexities of the father-son relationship), LeCarre weaves a magical story with twists and turns that leave the reader breathless. This is not a fast read--the character development and international intrigue are rich with detail and need savoring. LeCarre loves to jump back and forth in time; this device can be confusing at times. Nonetheless, if you loved A Perfect Spy you will enjoy this one too.
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Summary: Wait for the movie
Review: LeCarre equals his performance in the Tailor of Panama. Finishing the book is an achievement.
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Summary: Single & Single Keeps You Waiting and Waiting...
Review: I am a major John LeCarre fan. His Cold War novels were unique in distilling the moral ambiguities of that age into the lives of his characters. Like some foreign policy professionals, he has not adapted well to the New World order. This novel is as disappointing as The Night Porter.The characters are underdeveloped, especially the women. All of them play the role required of them by the main character, without any inkling of why they might act that way. Most often, they provide the common sense the hero seems to lack, but why? There are plenty of war stories left in the Cold War. Perhaps LeCarre would do better to continue writing those. The post-Cold War era seems to have eluded him.
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Summary: PAID $15.38 + 8.25% TAX = $16.65 AT SAM'S(WAL-MART) CLUB.
Review: AMAZON PRICE $18.20 (PLUS ?) AMAZON SUPPOSE TO PROVIDE BEST PRICE
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