Felt like a bit of Le carre and so it was. His characters are so morally ambigous they must be real. What a sly world they inhabit. Broken people acting like sticking plasters on a blasted kingdom. I do not think I have read a story by him where I encountered people I would ever want to be in a room with. I try not to judge any of them too harshly (actually, that is not accurate, I hate some of the people he describes.) but there is something compelling in the unravelling of their situations. George Smiley was the closest I got to finding a character I actually liked but I think it had more to do with two interpretations of him by two masters of their craft; Alec Guinness and Gary Oldman.
Anyway, did like this this. Must have really liked it as I wanted to start another by the author soon. Settled for an interview with him I found on Youtube.
I am still attempting to mentally digest his personal revelations and the complexity of the relationship he had with his father.
Das and their sons, bloody hell. Are there no rule books or guides to navigate the unquiet waters of family?
