Title: Didn't hold up as well as I'd thought
Review: I reread TTSP in preparation for the new film. It has been a long time since I read it when it first came out. I was surprised that George Smiley came across as so petulant. I hadn't remembered him that way. The plot was pretty convoluted and I didn't remember having as much trouble keeping everyone straight.Still LeCarre does some things quite masterfully especially in developing his secondary characters and establishing some of the places like the school.
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