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Tag Archives: Graham Greene
The Books: Arguably, ‘Graham Greene: I’ll Be Damned’, by Christopher Hitchens
On the essays shelf: Arguably: Essays by Christopher Hitchens For probably obvious reasons, Christopher Hitchens has some huge issues with Graham Greene. On some pretty important topics, like religion and politics. Graham Greene is kind of the watch-word for Catholic … Continue reading
Family: What We All Are Reading
Bren: re-reading The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (with bonus content): A Novel Jean: reading The End of the Affair, and also Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli Dad: reading The Far Side of the World (he finished Treason’s Harbour) Siobhan: … Continue reading
2007 Books Read
(in the order in which I finished them, understanding that very often I read many books at the same time). I count re-read books, by the way. I’ll include links to any posts or book excerpts I might have done … Continue reading
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The Books: “The End of the Affair” (Graham Greene)
Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: The End of the Affair – by Graham Greene. Graham Greene was a big BLANK in my education – I never read him (same with Evelyn Waugh, and I suppose many others). It wasn’t on … Continue reading
“habits of work …”
Excerpt from Graham Greene’s The End of the Affair, which I am now reading: So long as one is happy one can endure any discipline: it was unhappiness that broke down the habits of work. When I began to realize … Continue reading
Speaking of Bad Reviews
One of the worst plays I have ever been in (described here in excruciating detail) was a musical version of Three Men in a Boat … Never have had I had such shame onstage. My friend Jackie refers to such … Continue reading