[HN Gopher] John Le Carre Missed Nothing
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       John Le Carre Missed Nothing
        
       Author : benbreen
       Score  : 29 points
       Date   : 2020-12-19 23:52 UTC (23 hours ago)
        
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       | namdnay wrote:
       | What I miss the most about JLC is the rage that seeps through the
       | pages of his post-soviet works. The detached tone and third
       | person narration can't hide the fury he felt for the corruption,
       | the hypocrisy, the evil.
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       | In a funny way, I always saw a parallel with Terry Pratchett on
       | that front. Though different in nearly every conceivable way,
       | both are capable of writing books that seem to be dripping with
       | anger at the stupidity and evil of man.
        
       | pseingatl wrote:
       | He missed the fact that in Panama no one wears suits. And no one
       | has a tailor. Colombia, yes; Panama, no.
        
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