The Night Manager

The Night Manager

1993 • 597 pages

Ratings21

Average rating3.4

15

Just to be upfront about it, I did not finish this book. This review is based on the first chapter.

I saw the Amazon series, and was intrigued.

I found the book to be sexist. Specifically, the main character – who I would imagine is meant to be the sympathetic hero – had sexist thoughts in an inner monologue. As a result, I had a difficult time engaging when I found the hero not redeeming in this way. Life is too short for such books, full of too many thrillers that don't have such issues, so I set it aside permanently.