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245 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099286080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 01 January 2001
Description
Discover Graham Greene’s blackly comic and timely espionage thriller, set amid the vice and squalor of pre-revolutionary Havana. Wormold is a vacuum cleaner salesman in a city of power cuts. His adolescent daughter spends his money with a skill th...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,161 reviews
Moods
adventurous 49%
lighthearted 42%
mysterious 37%
tense 21%
dark 14%
reflective 14%
challenging 8%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 3%
emotional 2%
informative 1%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 32% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Racial slurs, MurderModerate
Alcoholism, Sexual content245 pages • first pub 1958 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780099286080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Classics
Publication date: 01 January 2001
Description
Discover Graham Greene’s blackly comic and timely espionage thriller, set amid the vice and squalor of pre-revolutionary Havana. Wormold is a vacuum cleaner salesman in a city of power cuts. His adolescent daughter spends his money with a skill th...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,161 reviews
Moods
adventurous 49%
lighthearted 42%
mysterious 37%
tense 21%
dark 14%
reflective 14%
challenging 8%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 3%
emotional 2%
informative 1%
sad 1%
Pace
fast 37%
slow 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 48% | Plot: 32% | Character: 17%Strong character development?
No: 43% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 17%Loveable characters?
Yes: 56% | No: 22% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 56% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 17% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racial slurs, MurderModerate
Alcoholism, Sexual content