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The End of the Affair
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“When we get to the end of human beings we have to delude ourselves into a belief in God, like a gourmet who demands more complex sauces with his food.�
I have to hand it to Graham Greene. His style is not what I typically enjoy, but he won me over with the precision of his prose, the way he crafts it to steer the reader to unusual discoveries, and his use of strangely illuminating comparisons like the quote above.
Here he explores love and belief, examining them in an unusual, sometimes frustrating way. It’s a short novel, with characters I didn’t particularly like, but Sarah and Bendrix and Henry--they were so distinct, so real, I won’t be forgetting them anytime soon.
I have to hand it to Graham Greene. His style is not what I typically enjoy, but he won me over with the precision of his prose, the way he crafts it to steer the reader to unusual discoveries, and his use of strangely illuminating comparisons like the quote above.
Here he explores love and belief, examining them in an unusual, sometimes frustrating way. It’s a short novel, with characters I didn’t particularly like, but Sarah and Bendrix and Henry--they were so distinct, so real, I won’t be forgetting them anytime soon.
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Jan 24, 2022 06:37AM
You are right, he doesn't give you particularly lovable characters, but he does give you some you will not easily forget. And, I find myself struggling with some of the moral issues he addresses, as I suspect he struggled with them himself.
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Sara wrote: "You are right, he doesn't give you particularly lovable characters, but he does give you some you will not easily forget. And, I find myself struggling with some of the moral issues he addresses, a..."Yes, and there was something very honest about that struggle that I liked. Looking forward to The Quiet American now. :-)
