A review by kathleenguthriewoods
The Quiet American by Graham Greene

5.0

As I was reading, I kept thinking how "tired" I am of reading "great" books, "classics", that are entirely from the male perspective. I'm also tired of reading about war. Thought about giving this book 4 stars for those reasons, except the writing is gorgeous. I can't overlook how incredibly well crafted this is, from the complexity of the story (that never lost me) to the dialogue that reads like a transcript and the characters that stay with me.

Five stars. A true classic.