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Avoid weasel terms

This article could be improved by stating who, exactly, rates this as being "probably the best" of the four novels, and properly attributing that point of view to someone. Uncle G 15:59, 19 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I think the whole article needs to be re-written. Having almost finished the book I am consulting this article because I find the book a very difficult read and I need clarification on things I have missed to do with the plot. 15:59, 10 April 2007

Dated?

Am not sure if the film and novel are now dated, I feel that since the Cold War has been over for more than 15 years and we are well passed the height of it in the 1960s and 1970s it is more "historical" than "dated". Benson85 00:10, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I read this whole series of books as they were published back in the 60/70's, and I have to say, this one was my favourite. This was a time when spy fiction and thrillers were everywhere, but most by far were 'Bond style' efforts. Not at all like the work of LeCarre and Deighton. Espionage is a very grey mediocre business, I know this from personal experience. Deighton's books were like a breath of fresh air in the forest of Aston Martins and gold banded cigarettes.

The cold war is over ? .... maybe. Don't bet on it though.

Fireworks dispute

The section about fireworks seems to have been written by someone who feels that in this "more safety-conscious age" anyone would agree with the strongly stated POV of the character quoted at length in the section. It may be true (sadly, in my POV) that this view has become more popular today, but it certainly isn't universal and the section needs a rewrite that doesn't assume it is. Note that the passage "censored" could reasonably be viewed as defamatory (which presumably explains how Brock's were able to "force" changes); I think it inappropriate to quote it in full.

In addition, the section begins with an imperative, which is not proper encyclopedic tone. 207.176.159.90 00:23, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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 Am not sure if the film and novel are now dated, I feel that since the Cold War has been over for more than 15 years and we are well passed the height of it in the 1960s and 1970s it is more "historical" than "dated". [[User:Benson85|Benson85]] 00:10, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
+I read this whole series of books as they were published back in the 60/70's, and I have to say, this one was my favourite.  This was a time when spy fiction and thrillers were everywhere, but most by far were 'Bond style' efforts. Not at all like the work of LeCarre and Deighton.  Espionage is a very grey mediocre business, I know this from personal experience.  Deighton's books were like a breath of fresh air in the forest of Aston Martins and gold banded cigarettes.
+The cold war is over ? .... maybe.  Don't bet on it though.
 == Fireworks dispute ==