tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post7129260676920804464..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: A Murder of Quality - John le CarréDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-19405056868744520992013-05-13T21:54:21.954+01:002013-05-13T21:54:21.954+01:00He was a nice man but probably of an age where he ...He was a nice man but probably of an age where he was more interested in the older books. I will be reading more, probably starting with the earlier books and working along bit by bit. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-61345409846111303202013-05-12T15:41:01.831+01:002013-05-12T15:41:01.831+01:00This isn't one of the le Carré books I've ...This isn't one of the le Carré books I've read but I would have to disagree with your old gentleman. I don't think the earlier books are better so much as different. Once the Iron Curtain fell, le Carré's subject matter had to change and with it the kind of plot that his readers had come to expect. I think some of the later books are every bit as good as the spy novels and would recommend 'The Constant Gardener' if you do decide you want to delve further into his work.Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com