The Heart of the Matter in Never too Late to Read Classics

Jul 18, 2022 Chrissie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: legimus, love, relationships, 2022-read, favorites, ww2, sierra-leon, hf, classics, religion

WOW! I am sold on Greene!

If you are looking for a book that will push you to think, this is for you. If you are looking for a novel of psychological, philosophical or religious import, this is the novel for you too. It has also extremely strong character portrayal. I am not religious, and it opened up for me how those who do have faith reason. It showed me how a person of the Roman Catholic faith might think and might struggle with their beliefs. Pay attention to the word struggle. How one worsh ...more

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Jul 03, 2019 Lars Martin rated it it was amazing

Shelves: klassiker, roman, engelsk-klassiker, filmatisert

A brilliant piece of work about moralism, loneliness and internal struggling. It’s a captivating story beatifully written.

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Jun 17, 2019 Laura marked it as to-read

Shelves: 1001-books-you-must-read-before-you, e-books

3* The Third Man
4* Fim de Caso
4* O Nosso Agente em Havana
3* The Captain and the Enemy
3* The Quiet American
4* The Ministry of Fear
4* The Power and the Glory
4* The Honorary Consul
3* Orient Express
4* Monsignor Quixote
3* The Confidential Agent
4* A Burnt-Out Case
TR Journey Without Maps
TR England Made Me
TR This Gun for Hire
TR The Tenth Man
TR Brighton Rock
TR The Heart of the Matter
TR Across the Bridge and Other Stories
TR Travels with My Aunt

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