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A review by pinkmalady
The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
the way this book perfectly captured the rage of jealousy.... ho boy. it is probably a bad sign that i relate to maurice bendrix. (i'm a writer who lusts and lusts and longs after weird middle-aged women until i resent them.) sometimes his jaded narration grated a little too much on me, though.
the handling of religion, despite being at its core very pro-catholic, resonated deeply with me, an ex-xtian jewish convert. :) like yep! woo. the hopeful suicidal ideation that sarah experiences as she dives into religion, searching for meaning in her mundane life, sure resonates with me!! this is a great exploration of religious conversion and why people convert, even if i do not personally agree with the author's views of it.
it is also a great exploration on infidelity and why people cheat. i am a child of divorce 👍reminds me of my mom (/contemptuous but unblamingly.)
the handling of religion, despite being at its core very pro-catholic, resonated deeply with me, an ex-xtian jewish convert. :) like yep! woo. the hopeful suicidal ideation that sarah experiences as she dives into religion, searching for meaning in her mundane life, sure resonates with me!! this is a great exploration of religious conversion and why people convert, even if i do not personally agree with the author's views of it.
it is also a great exploration on infidelity and why people cheat. i am a child of divorce 👍reminds me of my mom (/contemptuous but unblamingly.)