The Honourable Schoolboy
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4.2 • 52 Ratings
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
In the second part of John le Carré's Karla Trilogy, the battle of wits between spymaster George Smiley and his Russian adversary takes on an even more dangerous dimension.
George Smiley, now acting head of the Circus, must rebuild its shattered reputation after one of the biggest betrayals in its history. Using the talents of journalist and occasional spy Jerry Westerby, Smiley launches a risky operation uncovering a Russian money-laundering scheme in the Far East. His aim: revenge on Karla, head of Moscow Centre and the architect of all his troubles.
'Energy, compassion, rich and overwhelming sweep of character and action' The Times
'A remarkable sequel ... the achievement is in the characters, major and minor ... all burned on the brain of the reader' The New York Times
THE SIXTH GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL
Customer Reviews
The Honourable Schoolboy
Excellent, riveting, complex story. How accurate is it to the work of the secret service is a question we must ask
Maybe I’m an idiot…
…but I found this book unreadable. I’ve enjoyed every book leading up to this , but this one is a garbled mess. I found myself reading paragraphs over and over again, trying to understand what I was reading and coming up short every time. I gave up early on. It was exhausting.
Fortunately this book isn’t required reading in the Smiley saga.
Not one of his best
Much too long and over detailed in areas that led to nothing in advancing the story. Was essentially 2 stories in one book and the two never really came together even at the end. Disappointing