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Love Isn’t Always On Time

Spy Line by Len Deighton

April 12, 2025 by Jake Leave a Comment

Similar to a lot of series that have an overarching plot, Len Deighton keeps having to invent new ways to rework the chessboard. Does it always work plot-wise? I’m not sure. Do I enjoy reading it? Hell yeah I do. I’m not sure why I land with the Samson series so closely. I concede that Le Carré writes circles around Deighton in terms of espionage tales. And yet, I just love the characters Deighton creates; the ones who have come back to these tales time-and-time […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Berlin, Bernard Samson, espionage, Germany, Hook Line Sinker Trilogy, Len Deighton, Spy Line, United Kingdom, West Germany

Jake's CBR17 Review No:14 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Berlin, Bernard Samson, espionage, Germany, Hook Line Sinker Trilogy, Len Deighton, Spy Line, United Kingdom, West Germany ·
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The End and the Beginning

London Match by Len Deighton

October 14, 2024 by Jake Leave a Comment

I’m glad I slept on this review. I confess to some disappointment when I finished it…that was the resolution? That was the best Deighton could do after an excellent two-book buildup? I expected a massive conflict and was sort of let down. But then I thought about the final conversation in the book, which I won’t use to spoil the plot but basically talks about the stagnancy of the spy game. You’re never really winning, per se, and you almost don’t know what constitutes winning. Occasionally, you […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Berlin, Bernard Samson, Cold War, England, espionage, Game Set Match Trilogy, Len Deighton, London, London Match, West Germany

Jake's CBR16 Review No:154 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Berlin, Bernard Samson, Cold War, England, espionage, Game Set Match Trilogy, Len Deighton, London, London Match, West Germany ·
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Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart

Beyond the Wall: A History of East Germany by Katja Hoyer

January 19, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

I’ve been searching for interesting books about Soviet bloc countries. Specifically, ones about East Germany. I’ll admit that much of my fascination has to do with my adoration for the TV show “The Americans,” and the somewhat idealistic view us Gen-Xers and Millennials have of growing up in America in the 1980s and 1990s (looking at you Stranger Things). The narrative about life in East Germany was so controlled, especially in news and entertainment, that I knew very little about East Germany other than their […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Berlin, berlin wall, East German history, European history, fall of communism, GDR, Katja Hoyer, socialism, socialist state, soviet politics, Soviet Union, Stasi, twentieth century, West Germany

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:5 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Berlin, berlin wall, East German history, European history, fall of communism, GDR, Katja Hoyer, socialism, socialist state, soviet politics, Soviet Union, Stasi, twentieth century, West Germany ·
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