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The Night Manager

By: John le Carré
Narrated by: Michael Jayston
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The night manager is Jonathan, a veteran of clandestine operations. In flight from a failed marriage and his own past, he has taken refuge in the luxury hotel trade. Yet he finds no escape from his demons. Driven by a desire for atonement and by an inherited patriotism, Jonathan allows himself to be recruited as a British secret agent with a mission to expose the murderer of the woman he himself betrayed. His odyssey takes him across Britain and Canada to the Caribbean and the jungles of Panama. But there are more treacherous jungles still in Whitehall and Washington.

©1993 David Cornwell (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.

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Although I listened to the first chapter twice and persisted with the whole book, I found it very difficult to concentrate on and to follow the rather involved story. The narrator’s rather soporific voice did not help to hold my attention either.

Not having read any of John le Carré’s books, I did not know quite what to expect, but there were so many different characters, whose voices often sounded similar, that I became quite confused.

Perhaps this book would appeal more to someone who likes this genre, but I am not one of them. My neighbour saw the story televised and really enjoyed it; perhaps it is more suited to this medium, where one can see the characters, as well as hear them talk.

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Couldnt put it down .

I have listened to this three times in several months and loved every minute of it. Brilliant story and wonderful characters . Fantastic narration .

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Hard to follow

Finally finished. I’m exhausted. In my opinion the story doesn’t work as an audiobook - it jumps around way to much and you have to join a lot of dots yourself . The ending was disappointing too. I really liked the narrator and will look for other titles he has read.

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A gripping spy thriller from one of the best.

Where does The Night Manager rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It's up there amongst those I've enjoyed the most.

What other book might you compare The Night Manager to, and why?

The Constant Gardener, also by Le Carre which has similar themes and a similar male protagonist, although focused on corruption in the Pharmaceutical industry rather than in the arms trade.

Which character – as performed by Michael Jayston – was your favourite?

Pine was probably my favourite, though a little bit wet sometimes.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

'From room service to the secret service' ;)

Any additional comments?

If you enjoyed the book, you'll enjoy the TV miniseries with Hugh Laurie and (swoon!) Tom Hiddleston, not to mention the fantastic Olivia Colman.

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boring

way too long, disappointing ending, tv mini series way better! very slow moving and irrelevant dialogue between main characters leading to confusion

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Brilliantly read

Despite reading the book and watching the TV series, I was engrossed every moment listening to this book. Brilliantly read. Jayston did justice to a great story.

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Intriguing, Excellent performance, lame ending

The performance of the reader was excellent, a bit hard to follow and catch all details though. Both the novel story and characters are intriguing but feel very unrealistic. the ending is a bit ambiguous and sees as maybe a big part of the tale is missing.

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Post cold war Le Carre

Fantastic narrator who brings the book to life. If u are a fan of Le Carre this story is highly insightful about its criminal subject matter + well written. One star off because the authors tends to caricatures about women and women’s motivations.

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Long, Involved, Ok

Not my regular genre, but I found this quite challenging to follow at times. The writing voice changes from third person omniscient narration to internal monologue (voicing the character's thoughts) and this was hard to distinguish in an audio reading.

The truth of the espionage and criminal web is intriguing though.

Recommend listening to it in longer spells.

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A story not suited for audio

It contains many characters who sound the same in a fast paced story, so it's easy to lose track of who says what. The TV series was great - this audio production left me dissatisfied.

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