Book Reviews of The Constant Gardener

After several hundred pages, I realized I didn't care what happened to the characters, or how the story ended. I stopped reading.

All LeCarre books are very good.

great storie by john le carne.

A story of betrayal and ordinary people caught in political conflict.

When the young and beautiful wife of a much older embassy worker and amateur gardener is found murdered near Northern Kenya's Lake Turkana, his personal pursuit of the killers not only sets him up as their next target, but as a suspect among his embassy colleagues.

It is a great book. Everyone should have a chance to read such good book.

John LeCarres exquisite new novel opens in Northern Kenya with the gruesome murder of young and beautiful Tessa Quayle. Her husband, Justin, sets out on a personal odyssey in pursuit of the killers and their motive.

Tessa Quayle, the lovely wife of a member of the British Foreign Service based in Nairobi, is killed in a mysterious car accident near a lake in Kenya. Tessa was an activist who had recently come across sensitive documents exposing an international corporate conspiracy to exploit Kenya's poor. Tessa's husband, Justin, has been a mild-mannered official for decades, but when he decides to get to the bottom of Tessa's death, he discovers that he has an unexpected capacity to go against the grain. He'll need it, as his journey to the truth takes him through many levels of corporate and diplomatic intrigue in Kenya, Great Britain, Italy, Germany, and Canada. This novel by master of the spy thriller John Le Carre was adapted into a 2005 film starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz.

I was glad I read the book long before I saw the movie. In my opinion this book is 100 times better than the movie. John le Carre has always been one of my favorite author of thrillers. This one should be required reading on Civics Classes in this country.

started alow but once i gave it a chance it caught my attention and kept it.

One of le Carre's best. The political conflict, the well drawn characters, the intrigue held me captive till late hours. See the movie, but read the book, too!

This was a really good book. It's not something that you can get through quickly - it's pretty involved.

a magnificent exploration of the new world order by one of the most compelling and elegant storytellers of our times

A good book, requires a slower read. But will eventually grab your attention.

Excellent book! Can't wait to see the movie!

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