Art Garfunkel famously keeps track of the books he has read since 1968. As of writing this, the count is 1327 (he does not add a review). I thought I could do something similar but I am adding short reviews of books as I read them, and I rake my brain over what I read over the last decades. This is, evidently, a work-in-progress: there are 566 reviews so far. Titles marked with a * are particular favorites.
Len Deighton: The Ipcress File
While Deighton is not in general — and not by me — held in the same lofty esteem as Le Carré is, there is no denying that he is a writer who can create believable characters, and grand story arcs, and have you turning ages with some alacrity right until the end.