The Constant Gardener: A Novel

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The story takes place over the short period of only a few weeks, but packs a punch with the telling of a love story in reverse. The complications and permutations become almost too hard to believe but the writing is so good and plot is so compelling y... Read More

The constant gardener (2001) by john le carre. Le carre is an outstanding writer of detective thrillers because he adds more than others. Story of how justin quayle (the gardener) is elevated by tragedy or a story of ordinary people doing extraordinar... Read More

The reading by michael jayston is flawless. Take it from me, the picky reader, this book is more than good. A writer of immense learning and insight.

Cons

The constant gardener is supposed to be an indictment of global capitalism and the pharmaceutical industry. In fact, big pharma is multinational. It purports to be a thriller in the style of most of his books since the berlin wall came down.

Le carre points an accusing finger at the us in his book and end notes, but provides little detail to support his accusations. It's a measure of the crusading nature of the book that le carra has put a disclaimer at the end of it, for fear of litigati... Read More

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I'm not a fan of mysteries but had to read this for book club, and am glad.

Good plot, typical john le carre quality (=very high) .

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Without giving away spoilers, i can honestly say this was a very fast paced book for how realistic it is and how most character... Read More

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The kgb may not be the villain of le carre's novels any longer, but there are plenty more bad actors ready to step into the gap.

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Justin quayle, the eponymous gardener, in an effort to solve his wife's murder, frees himself from the layers of neutrality he ... Read More

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This product had a total of 1,292 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 13 2022.