Mastodawn

So, we planned on binging S2 of The Night Manager, and rewatched S1 over Christmas... We're only 1.5 episodes in, and it all seems rather similar... Same sort of murder in similar locations, similar plot points around who's selling what to whom.
Perhaps we're supposed to think that, and this time it's not?
#bbc #TheNightManager #TomHiddleston #leCarré #SpyThriller #MI6 #John_le_Carré

andylancelot Aug 11, 2025

Enjoying my #MorningtonCrescent books… great #LeCarre short story in the Almanac! Don’t tell the Russian bot farm… it’ll blow their minds (also, couple of good recipes to please the #LenDeighton fans!)

Glenn H Shepard Jr Aug 6, 2025

Thanks to Steve Metcalf for the #LeCarre shout-out on the latest Slate Culture Gabfest, re-reading Spy Who Came in from the Cold at my suggestion. End of episode, '
"Endorsements" segment. https://slate.com/podcasts/culture-gabfest/2025/07/pedro-pascal-and-vanessa-kirby-lead-the-space-age-fab-four-in-marvels-fantastic-four-first-steps

Fantastic Four: First Steps resuscitates one of Marvel’s most doomed IPs.

Is it clobbering time for Marvel again? Fantastic Four: First Steps attempts to breathe new life into the super quartet.

Slate

Glenn H Shepard Jr Jul 26, 2025

"It's hard to write a poem and not include some truth…I'll take a bad poem over a good newspaper any day."

I discovered this dark novel about the CIA's secret LSD tests on the latest #LeCarre Cast, a discussion of Constant Gardener with host Jeff Quest and author Scott O'Connor.

https://lecarrecast.com/

Glyn Moody Jul 8, 2025

‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John #leCarré’s attention to detail - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jul/08/john-le-carre-private-archive-exhibition-oxford "Oxford’s Bodleian libraries to put archive items on display for first time, celebrating spy author’s ‘tradecraft’" #writing

‘Like an academic’: private papers reveal John le Carré’s attention to detail

Exclusive: Oxford’s Bodleian libraries to put archive items on display for first time, celebrating spy author’s ‘tradecraft’

The Guardian

Pao_1 Jun 28, 2025

Engrossing book, great characters, thought-provoking, thoroughly enjoyable.
There are a few stereotypes, and it is a bit dated, but still great.

The Constant Gardener, John le Carre'

8/10

#bookstodon #lecarre #britishbooks

penpencilbrush🇨🇦Mar 30, 2025

Okay, playing next - Episode 2 of The Night Manager.
They are sooo good at building suspense.
And genius move having Olivia Colman playing Angela Burr as 'Leonard' character (who I've been referring to as 'Larry' causing much confusion.🤔 😆)
My only complaint about Le Carré is the lack of women in his novels, ignoring 51% of the world population. Otherwise I can reread/rewatch any Le Carré many, many times.
#LeCarre #TheNightManager #books #BBC

penpencilbrush🇨🇦Mar 28, 2025

Entertainment this weekend = The Night Manager. Great cast. Tom Hiddleston Olivia Colman Hugh Laurie Tom Hollander...
Yes, I know I'm not going to like it as much as the book. Really looking forward to it!

#LeCarre #Entertainment