tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post5131319806787259270..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Book Review: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963)Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-29661171552901812902013-01-23T13:06:49.536-08:002013-01-23T13:06:49.536-08:00It's true that an increased involvement underm...It's true that an increased involvement undermines that later character arc a bit, but I think that comes mainly from le Carre not having thought out that arc yet. As many have pointed out, he SORT OF "reboots" the characters in the Karla trilogy. But read TSWCIFTC again, and you'll catch all those hidden glimpses of Smiley! I think it's pretty clear that he's far more involved than Control lets on. Why else would he be the one at the end?Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-46192786211484839922012-05-15T06:03:21.623-07:002012-05-15T06:03:21.623-07:00Nice review, but I don#t agree with your thoughts ...Nice review, but I don#t agree with your thoughts on Smiley's possible involvement. <br />I think especially his development in the later books strongly suggests that he really finds the whole operation distasteful and wants no part of it. if he is already as ruthless as he is in the later books during the period in which "The Spy who..." is set, his later character arc in the Karla triology loses most of its power IMO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-38407306658712051912012-04-11T19:42:11.260-07:002012-04-11T19:42:11.260-07:00Can't wait to check out the "The Spy Who ...Can't wait to check out the "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold." Just finished "<a href="" rel="nofollow">The Rx Factor </a>" by J. Thomas Shaw, and am hooked on political thrillers. Thanks for the great suggestion.Beckynoreply@blogger.com