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January 25th 2005
by Penguin Classics
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Paperback, 624 pages
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0143039105
(isbn13: 9780143039105)
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Affairs, obsessions, ardors, fantasy, myth, legend and dream, fear, pity, and violence—this magnificent collection of stories illuminates all cor...more
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Part of my GG binge this summer, his short stories are marvelous.
The edition I had was not paperback, but contained all the included stories. In the foreword, Greene states that he can never achieve the level of story of "The Lady with the Dog" by Chekhov, and describes himself as a novelist who writes short stories instead of the other way around (like Chekhov).
While not every one of the stories was as good as the first (in my collection) titled "May We Borrow Your Husba...more
The edition I had was not paperback, but contained all the included stories. In the foreword, Greene states that he can never achieve the level of story of "The Lady with the Dog" by Chekhov, and describes himself as a novelist who writes short stories instead of the other way around (like Chekhov).
While not every one of the stories was as good as the first (in my collection) titled "May We Borrow Your Husba...more
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Read in March, 2008
I read A Sense Of Reality which is a collection of 4 GG short stories, but I could not find it on this site to add. GG does reality, seering hard edged human reality in all his best novels. In this collection however, the stories all have touches of fantasy, which is an unusual departure. Only 100 pages, flew through this in a day thanks to CTA delays making my commute this morning over an hour. Sort it out Daley, you crook.
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Whether you liked or disliked "Atonement" -- and I haven't read it, just know everything that happens -- read Graham Greene's marvelous story "The Basement Room," which may well have informed the Briony character, except that this protagonist is the young son of the French ambassador to London, alone at the embassy one weekend with the butler, whom he adores, and his cruel wife, and witnesses something he gravely misinterprets. Graham's evocation of a child's consciousness -...more
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Greene is just a bit more optimistic than Sinclair, but then again that's not saying much.
Much easier to read than Kafka, but ultimately less interesting.
I first heard about this author while watching the movie "Donny Darko" (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND seeing this movie!)
So I decided to order the book and check it out.
I give it three stars. I originally took this one to work to have something to read during my lunch break, but then I found myself wandering outside to watch ...more
Much easier to read than Kafka, but ultimately less interesting.
I first heard about this author while watching the movie "Donny Darko" (I HIGHLY RECOMMEND seeing this movie!)
So I decided to order the book and check it out.
I give it three stars. I originally took this one to work to have something to read during my lunch break, but then I found myself wandering outside to watch ...more
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too much early twentieth century british anti-big-brother commentary. and i'm not one to fall asleep while reading but the sheer density of his style (admittedly another product of when he's writing) has a narcoleptic effect. it's just not for me.
that being said, i recommend you just pick this book up at the bookstore and read the very first story and reshelve it. the first story is worth it, entirely downhill after that.
that being said, i recommend you just pick this book up at the bookstore and read the very first story and reshelve it. the first story is worth it, entirely downhill after that.
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Read in February, 2008
Graham Greene's stories cover a wide gamut from the strange and somewhat macabre, to uplifting simple tales. This book covers a wide breadth of his work, and gives a great sampling of his art. It also chronicles nicely his tensions with faith and meaning in life, and it is interesting to note how the development of his stories parallels his own journey.
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UNDER THE GARDEN!!!
I haven't read the others yet, but I got ahold of a tiny paperback copy of "Under the Garden" on it's own, and it quickly became one of my favorite short stories of all time. It has an element of sweetness that I don't find so much in his full-length novels, even while it has those darker tinges common in his writing.
I haven't read the others yet, but I got ahold of a tiny paperback copy of "Under the Garden" on it's own, and it quickly became one of my favorite short stories of all time. It has an element of sweetness that I don't find so much in his full-length novels, even while it has those darker tinges common in his writing.
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Read in December, 2007
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I read through a handful of the stories in this book, but definitely don't enjoy them as much as the novels. The Destructors, out of all of the stories I read, is the best. Still, Greene is a talented writer, and this is recommended for fans of his work.
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I loved The Power and the Glory and can't wait to read his short stories. I haven't read any short stories by Graham Greene yet but my expectations are high.
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Greene is one of my favorites as he always seems to capture some element of the human condition that makes me think about what I think and feel.
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I'm a non-fiction gal... I'm too picky with fiction, I guess, since I know this is a classic and most people seem to like it, but oh well.
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ash's pick, Nov 2002, "The Destructors" - pair with screening of Donnie Darko
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not as grabbed by it as i thought i would be - putting it down for awhile.
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Graham Greene: a master of the short story.
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