tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post356900664988959260..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: Family Book Swap: The Night ManagerThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-59607451984272746092016-07-28T13:42:35.565-04:002016-07-28T13:42:35.565-04:00I think I'm with you on the watching vs. readi...I think I'm with you on the watching vs. reading, though I haven't read enough of them yet to be a fair judge.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-16969036466268181192016-07-28T12:35:05.051-04:002016-07-28T12:35:05.051-04:00I think it's so cool that you and your wife do...I think it's so cool that you and your wife do a book swap. <br /><br />I find that I like to watch spy thrillers more than I like to read them, but I'm making efforts to read more of them. <br /><br />So many twists and turns, and not all of them action packed. Still it's cool the way you break down the differences in the film and book versions. Sounds like an interesting read.Toi Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493934864387695248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-91950232662635890882016-07-27T20:04:51.191-04:002016-07-27T20:04:51.191-04:00I certainly like what I have read so far.I certainly like what I have read so far.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-41924624468502512502016-07-27T17:53:22.386-04:002016-07-27T17:53:22.386-04:00Such a great, and continually relevant, writer.Such a great, and continually relevant, writer.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-1619893179520538642016-07-27T14:13:20.117-04:002016-07-27T14:13:20.117-04:00Oldman's pretty reliable. The scene in which ...Oldman's pretty reliable. The scene in which he cross-examines the chair - i.e. Karla - is well worth the price of admission.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-37935530936735397452016-07-27T14:11:11.110-04:002016-07-27T14:11:11.110-04:00Apart from Bond movies - which I consider obligato...Apart from Bond movies - which I consider obligatory - spy stories have never really been my thing before. Not to say I don't enjoy them. I just don't seek them out. Perhaps I will now.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-41521564120687727972016-07-27T14:01:26.155-04:002016-07-27T14:01:26.155-04:00I read the Night Manager a while back, and saw Tin...I read the Night Manager a while back, and saw Tinker Tailor Soldier with Gary Oldman. He was very good in it as I recall.<br />mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-76808095517867797222016-07-27T13:21:43.169-04:002016-07-27T13:21:43.169-04:00I got into Clancy for a while a couple of decades ...I got into Clancy for a while a couple of decades ago, but that's the extent of my spy novels, so far. I want to read a few of the Bourne books, but I haven't made space for them, yet.<br />I did really like Guinness' Smiley, though.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17641653818502914132016-07-27T06:23:44.532-04:002016-07-27T06:23:44.532-04:00Have you seen either the old BBC miniseries or the...Have you seen either the old BBC miniseries or the recent film? Both are excellent. Guinness and Oldman are both great, though quite different, George Smileys.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-77673171791783337932016-07-27T02:41:18.397-04:002016-07-27T02:41:18.397-04:00I have recently begun reading John Lecarre. I am n...I have recently begun reading John Lecarre. I am now reading Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Great book thus far! Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.com