Brighton Rock: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Graham Greene

Brighton Rock: (penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Graham Greene

288 pages first pub 1938 (editions)

fiction classics crime mystery dark mysterious tense slow-paced
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Hale knew, before he had been in Brighton three hours, that they meant to murder him... Graham Greene's chilling expos of violence and gang warfare in the pre-war underworld is a classic of its kind. Pinkie, a teenage gangster on the rise, is dev...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,627 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
tense 68%
mysterious 45%
challenging 24%
reflective 22%
sad 20%
adventurous 19%
emotional 15%
funny 2%
hopeful 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 27%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 55% | Character: 33% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

No: 43% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 26% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 69% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | Yes: 12% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.58

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