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189 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099450054
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam"I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused," Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous "Quiet American" of what...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,747 reviews
Moods
dark 55%
challenging 35%
sad 35%
mysterious 32%
tense 29%
emotional 26%
adventurous 20%
informative 18%
funny 5%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
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Graphic
War, Sexism, ViolenceModerate
Racism, Drug use, Sexual assaultMinor
Addiction, Transphobia, Murder189 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099450054
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Graham Greene's classic exploration of love, innocence, and morality in Vietnam"I never knew a man who had better motives for all the trouble he caused," Graham Greene's narrator Fowler remarks of Alden Pyle, the eponymous "Quiet American" of what...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,747 reviews
Moods
dark 55%
challenging 35%
sad 35%
mysterious 32%
tense 29%
emotional 26%
adventurous 20%
informative 18%
funny 5%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 56% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 26%Loveable characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 9% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Sexism, ViolenceModerate
Racism, Drug use, Sexual assaultMinor
Addiction, Transphobia, Murder