The Little Drummer Girl

“… sometimes it seems in this irresistible book that this is what we are all fighting for: the beauty of life and nothing else.”—The New York Times

From the New York Times bestselling author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and the creator of the iconic spy George Smiley, John le Carré, The Little Drummer Girl is hailed as one of the author’s best, and the favorite of the likes of Steven King and John Grisham.

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fascinating

one of LeCarre’s longest and best. hard to put down. terrific narration. the reader feels as if he is there in the terrorist training camp and with the Mossad operatives . LeCarre knows whereof he writes. great plot, detail and characterizations

Great Writing, Admirably Told

Soooooooo good!!! A great listen. Le Carré at his best: beautifully drawn characters, well-crafted story. Ando does an admirable job at capturing all the nationalities and traits and performances of the large cast of characters. A bit of patience and you get used to some of the clumsiness. The heart comes through. A very good Audible experience.

Narrator’s accents annoying.

Excellent story. Narrator’s voicing of Charlie makes her seem trivial and childish. Voicing of Helga-nails on chalkboard. Arabic accents unconvincing.

Compelling story

This is one of my favorite Le Carre novels. The story had me hooked from the start. Excellent narration.

Spoiled by Extraordinarily Poor Accents

Adjoa Andoh is an adequate reader, but who thought it was a good idea to have her attempt foreign accents? I don't think I've ever heard anyone consistently speak foreign accented English so poorly that it transmutes serious well-written dialog into comedy slapstick.