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Agreed on Greene bring a great author and story teller! Of all the Greene texts I've read, I had mixed feelings about The Power and the Glory when I read it a d
by smueller1234 7y ago
Agreed on Greene bring a great author and story teller! Of all the Greene texts I've read, I had mixed feelings about The Power and the Glory when I read it a decade or so ago. I imagine if prior to picking it up I had read more about the historical context it is set in, I would've gotten more out of it.
For a thoroughly enjoyable read I'd also recommend The Comedians.
- ljf 7y agoAs a teenager Brighton Rock blew me away, and still does. The book and film both conjure the time and the people so well for me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Rock_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brighton_Rock_(novel)
- C1sc0cat 7y agoWhen I first read it I wasn't aware that some of my relatives by marriage where off course bookies in Birmingham Pre WW2 and post. They would have known the gangsters that Brighton rock uses as the base for some of the characters. One of my cousins who is an actor has actually appeared in a theatre version of Brighton Rock. BTW this was when off course book making was illegal in the UK