Reviews

The Quiet American by Graham Greene

karen_antw's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

raoulgonzo's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

franny2111's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

boenguen's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

5.0

gogglepuss's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

annie_explores's review

challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

saranies's review against another edition

3.0

I picked this up because it was at the library and I recognized the title but I didn't really know what I was getting myself into. I thought it was going to be more of a spy novel, and instead it was a work on war and love and overly-theoretical people who get in over their head.

emiisntreal's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

sjaak's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

Nice book to gain some perspective on complicated relationships and wars

winterreader40's review against another edition

2.5

Fowler is a news correspondent during the Vietnam war and Pyle is a CIA agent sent to promote democracy.
While the synopsis says this is a book about the war it's mostly focused on the two men and the woman they are fighting over and she's not even really a character, she's more an idea that floats through every once in a while.  This was kinda disappointing after my previous from this author.