The End of the Affair by Graham Greene

3.83 AVERAGE

apearson's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eberico's review against another edition

5.0
I first read The End of the Affair during rainy May 2000, having just returned from London. This is the book I wish I could write. Greene's argument for faith, concealed within and behind a love affair, is the most transparent and wonderful I've ever read. This book, like [b:Galatea 2.2|23001|Galatea 2.2 A Novel|Richard Powers|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167388689s/23001.jpg|1682428], got and continues to get under my skin for many reasons, not the least of which because I find it echoed in the rhythm of my own writing and thought and emotion.

kaybee_ell's review against another edition

4.0
Maudlin and depressing, but if you're in the mood for that...

cbatstone27's review against another edition

4.0
Really very extraordinary. I didn't realize when I started this that there would be so much philosophy and theology involved, but it was not disappointing. Instead, I was enthralled. My sympathy was with ALL the characters, despite the infidelity which I usually can't forgive.

alexanderjd's review against another edition

5.0
emotional sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Not much to say other than what a perfect book. Would sell a kidney to write like Graham Greene.

callme_gchord's review against another edition

4.0
Honestly, I probably would like anything Colin Firth read aloud, but I had never before read Graham Greene, and I found this book to be beautifully heartbreaking, but also hopeful somehow. Very much along the lines of "'tis better to have loved and lost..."

skwinslow's review against another edition

5.0
I hadn't read Graham Greene since college, and I was so glad I picked this up -- I remembered why I loved him in the first place. I read almost the entire thing in a coffee shop in Bozeman last summer. It's often a novel of contrasts -- love, hate, passion, obssession, doubt, faith -- and ultimately a return to God. Intense and brilliant.

maisieharris's review against another edition

3.5
challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jennpellecchia's review against another edition

4.0
Read by Colin Firth = ONE MILLION STARS.

I think Greene himself was so Catholic that I had a hard time believing that Bendrix was a skeptic, but the love/relationship stuff is seriously breathtaking.

cherylmike51's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective 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: No