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I always have an easier time prattling on and on about books I dislike, or at least have problems with, than those I find flawless or close to it. "The Quiet American" is such a well-written, brilliantly constructed novel -- and one that feels as relevant today as when it was first published more than fifty years ago, and will remain relevant as long as the practice of imperialism exists, which will be forever, I suppose -- that I don't have anything more to say about it. I'd easily recommend th
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