Reviews

Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene

timw's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

monkeyboystiff's review against another edition

4.0

Quite enjoyed it - some bits were very funny, and the who plot was compact and concise. Was a little hard to follow in some places - books written around that era seem to omit any inflection when the characters speak, and the dialogue doesn't sound how real people talk. So keeping track of what's going on can be tricky. I also prefer it when books fully explain everything, so I know I didn't miss something (that's my flaw of course, not the book's!). So when there is no clear indication who the "enemy" agents are, I start to wonder whether I just accidentally skipped that part, rather than it was kept deliberately ambiguous.

I also found Wormold's motives a bit confusing near the start of his charade - why did he not imagine he'd get caught? How could he ever think it would be a good idea to make up false information?! What if it sparked off some kind of incident? But I reconciled this by realising he was very short sighted and didn't really consider his actions - this was a character flaw.

Would like to try some more Graham Greene now, and see what the quality's like.

dmfw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

radella_hardwick's review against another edition

3.75

This book is wacky

ivyboyd's review against another edition

5.0

Not read a book this good in a long time, loved the premise and made me laugh

myles79's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

2.25

sarakuhn's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.0

bibliotecabecca's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

josheroony's review against another edition

funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.5

8797999's review against another edition

4.0

An enjoyable read, entertaining and light. Quite humourous in places and not too heavy. A good cast of characters and a satisfying conclusion.

A novel of it's time given some of the discritoions of the porno card sellers.

Happy to have finally got around to reading this, Monsignor Quixote up next for my next Graham Greene book.