Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre is an intelligent and well-written story…but I’m not sure I really enjoyed it

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy is considered an all-time classic in the spy/espionage category and it's one I've been meaning to check out for some time. Reading through the book, I can see why it's transcended its "genre" trappings – it's quite well-written, with great atmosphere and detail, and avoids tropes and contrivances you might see [...]