In this classic, John le Carré's third novel and the first to earn him international …
Great spy novel.
5 stars
A really good read with plenty of twists and turns.
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Phil Harrison reviewed A Murder of Quality by John le Carré
Le Carre's second book and the only one that is a standard mystery set in …
A decent murder mystery
4 stars
This is the second George Smiley book, and it has nothing to do with espionage. It's a murder mystery set in an English public school.
This is the second George Smiley book, and it has nothing to do with espionage. It's a murder mystery set in an English public school.
Phil Harrison finished reading A Murder of Quality by John le Carré
Le Carre's second book and the only one that is a standard mystery set in …
I quite enjoyed this.
Phil Harrison reviewed Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin
A bit of a slog
2 stars
I tried to like this book, but I just lost interest.
After reading all the Song of Ice and Fire series and the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms stories, I decided to tackle this heavy tome. This is the early history of the Targaryan family, written in the style of a history book. And that's really the problem with it, there's no real character development, it's just a chronological sequence of events. It might be of interest to die hard Westoros fans, but not a enthralling read.
I tried to like this book, but I just lost interest.
After reading all the Song of Ice and Fire series and the Knight of the Seven Kingdoms stories, I decided to tackle this heavy tome. This is the early history of the Targaryan family, written in the style of a history book. And that's really the problem with it, there's no real character development, it's just a chronological sequence of events. It might be of interest to die hard Westoros fans, but not a enthralling read.
Phil Harrison stopped reading Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin
I got half way through and gave up.
Phil Harrison commented on Fire and Blood by George R.R. Martin
This is written more like a history book than a novel, so it's a bit more heavy going than the Song of Ice and Fire series.
I think if I hadn't read the other books and A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms already, I would have given up on it. It's nicely illustrated though.
This is written more like a history book than a novel, so it's a bit more heavy going than the Song of Ice and Fire series.
I think if I hadn't read the other books and A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms already, I would have given up on it. It's nicely illustrated though.