My current read. I think I only read one book in between, The End of the Affair and this is my second. Have you read Greene? Do you have a favorite? #litsy #book #currentlyreading
Leniverse I‘ve read “The End of the Affair” and “The Heart of the Matter”. I like his prose, but both of those books sort of lose their plot in religious angst over lost faith. I think I need to try a book that isn‘t amongst his big Catholic four. 6y
EadieB Read it in 2015 - 5 stars - The Quiet American provides an interesting perspective of Vietnam during the decline of the French presence in Indochina. It is a thriller, a romance and a political statement with rich character development, depth of plot, and vivid description of locales. The novel easily holds one's attention throughout the book's short length. I would highly recommend it as I would classify it as Graham Greene's masterpiece. 6y
arubabookwoman I think The Quiet American was my favorite of the 4 or 5 I‘ve read. 6y
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wanderlustforwords @Leniverse Well, I don‘t think this one was of his 4, but I also didn‘t find it interesting. He must have written his 4 when he was struggling to, or had, recently converted. 6y
wanderlustforwords @Eadie Eadie, I was disappointed after the literary high I got from TEOTA. I‘m a character driven reader and I didn‘t connect with any of the characters in TQA. It was more focused in work, war and the decline of French colony occupation, which I‘m glad you explained that it was Vietnam, while I was reading thought it was Vietnam, but when I finished, I thought, “it was in the 50‘s that means it‘s in Korea.” I had to ask my 17 yo history buff. 6y
wanderlustforwords @arubabookwoman Deborah, I wish I‘d liked it like you and Eadie @EadieB The style and story were flat to me after The End ofvtbe Affair. 😔 6y
EadieB @wanderlustforwords well, we all have different reasons for liking certain books and not every book is for everyone. 6y
arubabookwoman @wanderlustforwords I think I liked it b/c of the Vietnam background. I lived through that era (the 60‘s) and though this book took place earlier, it filled in some of the background. A similar book is #TreeofSmoke by Denis Johnson, but you might have the same reaction to it. I read TEOTA a long time ago, and I remember feeling it was very cold, but that‘s just an impression from long ago. 6y
arubabookwoman I also liked The Heart of the Matter, I think for the African setting. 6y
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