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The First Book

Advantages: good language & length, excitingly well-written
Disadvantages: none

This review is not about the story . It is about the book. Graham Greene's Third Man is one of the true classics in literature. Vienna in the 1930s/40s as you had always imagined it. In the middle of the scene: Rollo Martin and his friend Harry Limes about whom Rollo has some suspicion… Telling more would spoil the joy of reading - and the book is enjoyable from beginnign to end. Greene always had a style of writing which is easy to read and good ...
...story. What I liked about the book: the story, of course, the way the characters are described and evolve. The length is ideal, the languagge excellent. For me it was especially interesting as there are a lot of bits and pieces embedded in the story from the period of time the book plays in. The end of the book is famous - a lot of credit has to be given to the film. The excellent black and white picture starring Orson Welles is "the" interpretation ...

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Doctor Fischer, I presume...

Advantages: It sets the standard.
Disadvantages: Try to read it as slowly as possible so it's not over too soon.

Doctor Fischer of Geneva is a toothpaste millionaire. He invented “Dentophil Bouquet” which claims to keep at bay the particular infections that are caused by eating chocolate. Doctor Fisher of Geneva lives in a classical white mansion on the lakeside at Versoix with his beautiful daughter Anna-Luise. Anna-Luise thinks of her pink and white bedroom as being “like a wedding cake.” Doctor Fisher of Geneva holds infamous dinner parties. Doctor Fisher’s ...
...official Graham Greene town. Doctor Fisher of Geneva lives a couple of miles away. He’s not considered “respectable” Graham Greene – he’s dirty Graham Greene; he’s second cousin twice removed Graham Greene. If I told you that the sub-title of this wonderful novella is “The Bomb Party” could we all safely agree that we are in Gothic territory here? ***************************************************** A one-handed translator called Jones lives ...

Kirsty1 07.08.2003 · Read full review
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Does Brighton Rock?

Advantages: luminated writing, interesting viewpoint
Disadvantages: Drags a bit

...a sociopath. Fred Hale, in Brighton working for a newspaper competition is Pinkie's next target and he knows it. That day, on the piers, Fred is murdered and only one person, Ida Arnold can ensure justice is served when the death is ruled as a suicide. What follows is the story of Pinkie's attempts to cover his tracks and the lengths he will go to in order to ensure his freedom and control over Brighton in the wake of his predecessor's rule. The ...
...End of the Affair and Brighton Rock, but also as a playwright and Journalist, even spending some time as a respected critic. A keen traveller, Greene spent as much time as possible touring Europe and later further a field, however, his youth was plagued with depression, accumulating in several suicide attempts and eventually extensive psychoanalysis. Interestingly, Greene claims many of his suicide attempts were made by playing Russian Roulette, ...

ally2kc 22.10.2007 · Read full review
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A powerful and glorious novel!

Advantages: A great exploration of religion
Disadvantages: Perhaps not for everyone

...authors ever since I read The Heart of the Matter earlier this year, and The Power and the Glory did not disappoint. I have to admit that during the first couple of chapters I felt a little confused about what the author was trying to do, but the more I read on, the more this became apparent. Graham Greene wrote this novel after a visit to Mexico, where he witnessed the religious persecution that was occurring there. The story tells of a defiant ...
...outlawed by the government. He is a ‘bad’ priest – what is called a “whisky priest” in the novel – who has an addiction to alcohol and has fathered an illegitimate child; however, despite this apparent lack of piety, it is his capacity to love that is his redemption. He embarks on a journey, which becomes a journey of spiritual discovery for him, pursued by a police lieutenant whose extreme atheism makes him strive for a world free of religion (he ...

minichar 19.07.2004 · Read full review
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Love, Murder, Suicide, Corruption and Faith

Advantages: A thought-provoking read with a central character to care about
Disadvantages: A bit depressing on occassion

...read Graham Greene casually over the years and had in fact started The Heart of The Matter Years ago before the book became misplaced during a move. I was drawn back to it recently when I uncovered it in a box of my stepson’s toys. Author: Graham Greene Publisher: William Heinemann Date of Publish: 1948 Genre: Classic Fiction No of Pages: 272 RRP: £8.99 Amazon Price: £5.59 >>>What its all about<<< Henry Scobie is an impeccibly honest, longserving ...
...of Africa during the second world war. He is responsible for providing both local and wartime security and has also tasked himself with the duty of ensuring his wife Louise’s happiness despite not being able to love the desperately lonely woman. . His assuming duty to care for those who others have deemed unworthy is a reoccuring theme throughout the book. When his wife asks her husband to send her away, Major Scobie goes against his personal instincts ...

ally2kc 21.06.2007 · Read full review
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