Dave recommended the book. I often recommend books to him that he never reads, so I felt like I had to read his book, just to prove a point. Yes, the joys of marriage!
It was actually pretty good, but I think it was more of a guys book. It had a lot of dialogue and I really wasn't always sure of what was going on. Kind of like those spy movies where you always feel like you're missing something important.
What it really deals with is the racial profiling of Muslims in the post-911 world. It is set in Hamburg, where many of the 911 terrorists were based. Le Carre gives a mostly balanced view of the intelligence and Muslim communities, however it is clear whose side he is on. The lenses we choose to look through create very different pictures of what we see.
I would give this book three stars. Sometimes it is nice to read a book that lasts a few nights and puts me to sleep instead of keeping me up.
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