From the Bookshelf of Never too Late to Read Classics…

The Quiet American

Graham Greene,

Robert Stone (Introduction)

Start date: August 1, 2018

Finish date: August 31, 2018

Discussion: Lesser Know Classics

Find A Copy At

Libraries

Group Discussions About This Book

Showing 2 of -6 topics — 2,680 comments total

Lesser Know Classics

* 2025 Must Read Lesser Known Classics: Scheduled Reads
By Lesle , Appalachian Bibliophile · 72 posts · 204 views

last updated Sep 06, 2025 07:14AM

2025 December: Quicksand by Nella Larsen
By Lesle , Appalachian Bibliophile · 16 posts · 18 views

last updated 14 hours, 41 min ago

showing 6 of 6 topics view all »

What Members Thought

Apr 05, 2024 Linda rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: history, book-group

"You are a journalist. You know better than I do that we can't win. You know the road to Hanoi is cut and mined every night. You know we lose one class of Saint-Cyr every year. We were nearly beaten in 'fifty. De Lattre has given us two years of grace--that's all. But we are professionals; we have to go on fighting till the politicians tell us to stop. Probably they will get together and agree to the same peace that we could have had at the beginning, making nonsense of all these years."

How pres ...more

Like · see review

Sep 11, 2025 Alexander rated it really liked it

This is my third Graham Greene novel, and he's quickly becoming one of my favourite authors - when he sticks to what he does well. The Quiet American is a very rich novel, that does a lot in a short amount of time, it's reflective, morose, decaying, funny, absurd, naive, and tragic. There's so much good going on here from a writing stand point, and the care and attention Greene takes on his more philosophical thoughts are wonderful. Not quite the same sublime heights as The Power And The Glory, ...more

Like · see review