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Publisher: TimeWarner Audio books
Release Date: January 2004
ISBN: 1586216627
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Format Reviewed: Audio books
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Genre:   Foreign Thriller
Reviewed: 2004
Reviewer: Brenda Weeaks
Reviewer Notes:  Explicit language and sex
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Absolute Friends
By John LeCarre

     Sasha is a radical German student and the son of a former Nazi. He has been in the Middle East and Asia as an itinerant university lecturer. There he has discovered a new goal and wants an old friend and former spy to help him.

      Munday is the son of a British Army officer. Sasha is such a good friend that Munday is willing to risk all he has when Sasha arrives, seeking a fellow radical comrade. Life takes on a terrorist tone for the two as their lives become very dangerous. Will they succeed and make a difference? Or will their lives be scattered like useless bits in the dirt as often happens with terrorists?

      Le Carre presents Absolute Friends in a literary style. The story begins in present day, but soon bounces back to the past, revealing the character of both Munday and Sasha. Militia-type dialogue envelops everything the characters do, including sex (“…intensity of their loving making unites them as a single rebel force…”). In fact, there seems to be more conversation and narration than action. Those looking for spies in breath-taking action won’t find it here, but the last of the story will keep you in your seat.

      Le Carr reads the audio book. His deep voice presents the various foreign accents with perfection. Once again, Le Carr fans will not be disappointed.