Ian Brown finished reading Dead Lions by Mick Herron
Dead Lions by Mick Herron
328 pages ; 20 cm
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Ian Brown started reading Dead Lions by Mick Herron
328 pages ; 20 cm
Ian Brown finished reading Slow Horses by Mick Herron
Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service …
"Look. I don't normally say this stuff, but I want to tell you something." He took a drag on his cigarette. "You're fucking useless, the lot of you."
Ian Brown started reading Slow Horses by Mick Herron
Slough House is Jackson Lamb's kingdom; a dumping ground for members of the intelligence service …
Books are always better than TV.
Ian Brown reviewed The Fund by Rob Copeland
Ray Dalio is insane.
5 stars
What a goddamn nightmare. You can almost get PTSD just by reading the book. Bridgewater seems like an incredibly fucked up place.
Ian Brown finished reading The Fund by Rob Copeland
JFC that was a wild read. The absolute madness of Ray Dalio and Bridgewater...the mind boggles.
Ian Brown started reading The Fund by Rob Copeland
I like reading non-fiction books about people in power, or with lots of money, behaving badly.
Ian Brown reviewed Cuba libre by Elmore Leonard
A novel on the Spanish-American War featuring adventurer Ben Tyler, an Arizona horse dealer. Just …
Speed run through the Spanish-American War.
4 stars
An enjoyable, fast-paced (it is an Elmore Leonard book after all) tour through turn-of-the-century Cuba. A heck of a western, even if it takes place in the Carribean. ACAB, even back then.
Ian Brown finished reading Cuba libre by Elmore Leonard
Cuba libre by Elmore Leonard
A novel on the Spanish-American War featuring adventurer Ben Tyler, an Arizona horse dealer. Just as he arrives in Cuba …
Ian Brown started reading Cuba libre by Elmore Leonard
A novel on the Spanish-American War featuring adventurer Ben Tyler, an Arizona horse dealer. Just …
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Ian Brown reviewed The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré
Smiley's Planet
5 stars
Content warning There are no good guys.
This book is a short story collection under deep cover as novel. A speech by George Smiley causes the protagonist, known only as "Ned" (though he adopts numerous surnames throughout the book) to reminisce or recount another episode, each a self-contained reflection on the morality, futility, and, perhaps, necessity of spying.
As always, le Carré's witty, terse prose and deep skepticism creates a first-class book that often verges on literature.
Ian Brown finished reading The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré
It is George Smiley's world. We're all just passing through it, unaware of all the tedious tradecraft, office politics, and ideological crises happening around us.
Ian Brown started reading The Secret Pilgrim by John le Carré
Hooray for le Carré!
Ian Brown reviewed Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard
Ordell "Whitebread" Robbie makes a fine living selling illegal high-powered weaponry to the wrong people. …
Deja Vu
4 stars
I got like 5 pages into the book before I realized that this was the source material for "Jackie Brown". A fun read. About as hard-boiled as hard-boiled gets. I gotta say the movie version of this book doesn't add much. Every clever twist, every violent act, every deadpan line...anyway, Tarantino kinda blows is what I am trying to say. A hack of a director with Leonard's writing doing all of the heavy lifting.
Ian Brown finished reading Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard
Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard
Ordell "Whitebread" Robbie makes a fine living selling illegal high-powered weaponry to the wrong people. Jackie Burke couriers Ordell's profits …