Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

Brighton Rock

Graham Greene

352 pages • first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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'He was ready for more deaths.' Pinkie Brown, a young gangster wielding a razor blade and a bottle vitriol, will kill anyone to stay alive and free. In the first of his major novels, Graham Greene looks into this brutal mind finds there a yearning...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,669 reviews

Moods

dark 91%
tense 68%
mysterious 45%
challenging 24%
reflective 23%
adventurous 20%
sad 20%
emotional 15%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 27%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Character: 33% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

No: 42% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 68% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.58

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