The Night Manager by John le CarréMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
For anyone interested in checking out the original novel having watched the recent TV adaptation, then be prepared for a shock. For a start, the novel is in fact set during the post-Cold-War boom, so expect many references to that period of history rather than the contemporary setting the TV series went for.
As for the novel, it suffers from many convoluted characters that clutter up a lot of the main narrative. Therefore, there will be chapters that deviate from the actual main story, and you might as well as feel lost, as there is so much to put up with if reading on a chapter-by-chapter basis. In its defence, it does ties things up in the end rather nicely, making up reading all of those chapters a bit rewarding.
For anyone new to John le Carré's writing may find it at least engaging, but may wonder what the fuss is all about after getting lost amidst all the exposure to such an expansive cast of characters. This is a good thriller, but you may wish to try another novel from John le Carré to appreciate how he does things.
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