The Perfect Spy (49)

The Perfect Spy
By John LeCarre
Read 12/3/07

Arrgh.. it seemed to take me forever to read this book. I enjoy LeCarre but his books are difficult to read. I am often confused about what is doing on, or what significance it has to the story.. yet I know it will be important and try to pay attention.
This book is about a diplomat in Vienna.. and his father dies... he goes off and starts writing his memoirs.. We see his life from many different angles, but many ar colored by the antics of his father who was a con man, how often had temporary problems of liquidity. As he gets deeper and deeper into the story the real point of all of it comes out and you start to understand how all these stories tie together.
LeCarre is a brilliant writer.. how he pulls all this information together in is beyond me... His books take some effort to read, but I am always pleased in the end.

My reading has slowed a lot this year. I use to read mostly at my evening job. I no longer work there and my reading has dropped off because of it. For the first time I am struggling to reach 52 books in a year. I am trying to work more reading into my current schedule. I should reach the 52 (a book a week) this year without too much problem.. I will just have to keep working at it to maintain the pace in 2008, with will be my 4th year into my reading project!