Present Out Of Books The Night Manager
| Title | : | The Night Manager |
| Author | : | John le Carré |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 597 pages |
| Published | : | September 21st 2006 by Sceptre (first published June 28th 1993) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Spy Thriller. Espionage. Mystery. Crime |
John le Carré
Paperback | Pages: 597 pages Rating: 3.81 | 13917 Users | 1031 Reviews
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In the shadowy recesses of Whitehall and Washington an unholy alliance operates between the intelligence community and the secret arms trade. Jonathan Pine is ready to stand up and be counted in the fight against this ultimate heart of darkness. His mission takes him from the cliffs of west Cornwall, via northern Quebec and the Caribbean, to the jungles of post-Noriega Panama. His quarry is the worst man in the world.
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| Original Title: | The Night Manager |
| ISBN: | 0340937688 (ISBN13: 9780340937686) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Harry Palfrey, Richard Onslow Roper, Leonard Burr, Jonathan Pine |
| Literary Awards: | Deutscher Krimi Preis for 3. Platz International (1994) |
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Ratings: 3.81 From 13917 Users | 1031 ReviewsJudge Out Of Books The Night Manager
This took me a while to get into. Let's hope the TV series keeps me awake longer than the book did!I was planning to read "The Honorable Schoolboy (1977)" as my third le Carré novel. But as fate would have it, I stumbled upon a TV show trailer on YouTube.Tom Hiddleston + Hugh Laurie + le Carré ?! Sign me up!So before watching the show, I decided to read the novel. ❝ Promise to build a chap a house, he won't believe you. Threaten to burn his place down, he'll do what you tell him. Fact of life.❞ The story introduces Jonathan Pine, an ex-soldier turned night manager for luxury hotels. It was
Another fine le Carre story. A winding story. Characters with depth. Visual details. LC always seems to have his finger on the pulse of international news, even now as it was twenty years ago.Our hero is gently wooed into service, trained for technique, scenarios to develop deep cover, the set up, chumming with the villain, fem fatale, a proverbial storm on the high seas, a horse in green fields. Isn't it refreshing how Mr. le Carre refrains from using guns to the extent that film, television
Apparently, John le Carré preferred the recent television adaptation of The Night Manager to his original novel. Now, this may just be a novelist trying to be nice about the folks who just paid him a lot of money to film his book but, in the case that it is true, I think I agree with him.I didn't dislike the book, by any means; I gave it four stars and that's a really good rating from me. It's just that the t.v. folks made some significant changes to the story and, while I'm not going to mention
3 out of 5 starsSince, I finaly got the chance to write this (almost a month after finishing the book), I'll keep it as short as possible. I gave this book 3 stars because I felt it was lacking in certain areas. I will admit that, as far as plot goes, it is a very well-thought-out book and that the author knows how to set the mood, despite his elaborate writing style. However, I cannot get on board with paper cut-out female characters and two-dimensional secondary characters that exist just for
Disclaimer: I only read this book because they're making a TV version, and Tom Hiddleston is going to play the protagonist.With that out of the way, I have to say, I struggled mightily with this book. The plot--man infiltrates criminal organization to seek revenge on the man who heads said organizationshould have made for a compelling novel, but it just...didn't. In my opinion, of course.Overall it was plodding and slow, and could never really hold my attention for very long. I could easily put
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