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A review by onesonicbite
The Quiet American by Graham Greene
4.0
I had to read this book for my Film and Lit of the Vietnam War class, and I would recommend this book to others. I ma not a big fan of war novels, but this book is less about the actions taking place during the war and more about the fate of the war.
The story centers around a journalist, Fowler, who is in Vietnam to report on the war. The book tells of a love triangle, where Fowler is infatuated with Phong, who is his mistress while he is in Vietnam. An American missionary, Pyle, falls in love with Phong and tries to honorable win her hand in marriage. Although Pyle seems like he has good intentions of trying to marrying a girl, and help the Vietnamese people, he isn't as honorable. The book successfully foreshadows America's involvement of the war.
The story centers around a journalist, Fowler, who is in Vietnam to report on the war. The book tells of a love triangle, where Fowler is infatuated with Phong, who is his mistress while he is in Vietnam. An American missionary, Pyle, falls in love with Phong and tries to honorable win her hand in marriage. Although Pyle seems like he has good intentions of trying to marrying a girl, and help the Vietnamese people, he isn't as honorable. The book successfully foreshadows America's involvement of the war.