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The Once and Future Spy
  

The Once and Future Spy (Hardcover)

de Robert Littell (Author) "Rank has its privileges ..." En savoir plus
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This complex, layered tale of espionage pits members of the CIA against one another in an effort to stop an information leak concerning the construction and deployment of atomic devices. In Washington, Rear Admiral J. Pepper Toothacher is recalled from disgraced retirement to "walk back the cat"--that is, trace the leak. He is joined by the brilliant but physically repulsive Wanamaker and a mathematical genius-cum-chauffeur named Huxstep. In New York, Silas Sibley, aka the Weeder, also engaged in secret work for the company, tracks phone calls across the nation from his SoHo loft and--in his spare time--indulges a passion for Revolutionary War heroes, particularly one legendary figure he coyly refers to as "Nate." When Toothacher's operation closes in on the leak, the Weeder's world is abruptly shut down, and he, with his erratic but appealing sidekick Snow, takes flight--for reasons he shares with Nate. Littel blends history and espionage inventively, and his dialogue and prose resound with high wit. But the story remains obtuse, the historical subplot something of a giveaway. The result is funny and complex but a little silly. 50,000 first printing; $50,000 ad/promo.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Robert Littell is the bestselling author of thirteen novels, which have been published in twelve languages around the world. His most recent, The Company, will be published in paperback by Penguin this spring and is set for publication in 10 countries. Littell is a former Newsweek journalist. This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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2.0étoiles sur 5 Weird, Janv. 22 2004
This review is from: Once And Future Spy (Hardcover)
No, "Weird" is not a term usually associated with a book review, but it's difficult to think of a better one-word description here.

This book is so convoluted, and much of it rather illogical,
that it is hard to believe the same author has written the
complex, detailed and fascinating book, "The Company." This one must have been some sort of practice run.

As we read through it, there are interesting parts, but we keep
thinking as we go along that the author will surely bring it all
together in a satisfying way. But he never does. There is an
ending of sorts, but the story never quite comes together. And many of us will not be wishing there was more, we will, instead,
be wishing we had spent our time more profitably.

The story, on the surface, is about an ultra-secret project by
a handful of CIA operatives working outside even that organization, with the direction and approval of the Attorney General, and the aim of this project is to sow discord in the

heart of one of our Muslim enemy countries, while also bringing
into disrepute everything that country stands for. A laudable
goal, and a very nice starting point for this type novel.

But the author insists on intermixing with that story another,
and parallel, story about Nathan Hale during our Revolution
against the British Empire. The Hale story is quite far-fetched, so it detracts rather than adds to the central theme.

With the shifts in both era and story, this is not exciting, but
rather distracting. Not a very well-put-together story and ultimately dissatisfying.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 A Little Too Ambiguous...?, Juil 9 2003
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This review is from: Once And Future Spy (Hardcover)
Bottom line, I liked the premise and enjoyed the read - that is, until I reached the end. I confess, I don't yet quite get it. In six months, once I have had a chance to reflect on the book for a little longer, "Whose truth, what truth?" may help the book come into better focus. But at this point, I simply am not sure how to interpret the end. For instance, where did large parts of the story take place - in the "real world" or in Silas' head? What was Snow's motivation for doing what she did at the end - was she mistaken about her information (re: Huxstep) and more convinced that something wasn't quite right with Silas? Ambiguity is a given in the world of intelligence, but this was a bit too ambiguous for my tastes.

Fellow fans, help me out. If you can, I may come back again and revise my rating upwards. If not, then let's let a 3-star rating stand for a good book make a little too complicated for its own good.

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2.0étoiles sur 5 A first effort, one to try and forgive?, Jui 19 2003
Par Charles E Crawford (Austin, TX United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Once And Future Spy (Hardcover)
"The Publisher's Review" was kind to end its assessment of the book with, "...but a little silly."

"Silly" began about page five and reappeared frequently during the remaining 285 pages. We're looking here at "silly" at the high school composition level, and the plot is strained and worse even than the writing.

This was copywritten 13 years ago, and Littell has become a somewhat better writer in the interim. I just finished his latest, "The Company," and it was worth about 3 1/2 stars. I'll skip anything else by him.

The old phrase, "the book's not worth the candle," is too kind for "The Once and Future Spy."

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4.0étoiles sur 5 Nearly perfect
I read the book 3 years ago and just finished re-reading it yesterday.

It has the fairy-tale quality I like so much in works of Cold War era writers - Graham Greene is the... Read more

Publié le Avril 4 2000 par Alexander Suraev

4.0étoiles sur 5 intriguing hard to categorize spy novel from one of the best
a sometimes bizarre book.Memorable and menacing characters from the best writer of cold war era novels. Impossible to easily define but very satisfying. Read more
Publié le Aoû 22 1999

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