The Comedians

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As far as Graham Greene novels go, I‘d say this one ranks somewhere in the middle of his oeuvre. While no Greene novel is complete without some Catholic or faith theme, this one‘s protagonist is seemingly lacking that faith, yet the question of whether it‘s important or whether he ought to at least believe in something is a constant undercurrent. As usual, another novel of colonizers and their intrigues amongst the colonized; an okay read.

TheKidUpstairs Agreed. I liked this one, but not as much as Our Man in Havana or Brighton Rock 2d

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katiebell1515

The Comedians | Graham Greene

I have continued to think about this book long after I finished reading.

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britt_brooke

The Comedians | Graham Greene

My library‘s summer sale started today. I scored pretty big!!

PS. You might see some of these in a giveaway in the near future. 😉😉

#bookhaul #librarysale #litsyloveslibraries

kyraleseberg That's an awesome haul! 🎉 7y

Emilymdxn Some great books in there! Girl interrupted and blue nights were some of the best books I read last year! 7y

AWahle Wow! Great books there! 7y

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Leftcoastzen Nice Haul! 7y

Bronte_Chintz Wow! Great haul! 7y

Kalalalatja Great haul! So many books I want to read or just added to my tbr 📚📚 7y

britt_brooke @kyraleseberg @AWahle @Leftcoastzen @Bronte_Chintz Thanks! I had to stop when I could no longer hold the heavy basket. 😆 7y

britt_brooke @Kalalalatja Thanks!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 7y

britt_brooke @Emilymdxn Girl, Interrupted was the first one I grabbed. It‘s been in my TBR for a long time. I listened to the audio of Blue Nights recently and it is so good. I wanted a hard copy! 7y

Bronte_Chintz @britt_brooke 😂😂 7y

vivastory Great haul! I keep meaning to read Hyperbole & a Half 7y

britt_brooke @vivastory It‘s so good! I read the ebook but wanted a hard copy. 7y

ScientistSam Very nice! 7y

MysticRaven03 Nice! 7y

TheRiehlDeal The Mystery on the Orient Express, The Woman in the Window. Great finds! 👍👌

Mischling: A novel

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britt_brooke @ScientistSam @MysticRaven03 Thanks!! 7y

britt_brooke @TheRiehlDeal I‘m pretty excited about all of those. Amazing what books people donate to these sales! (edited) 7y

BarbaraBB Lucy Barton 😍 7y

LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻 7y

jillrhudy What amazes me is, why do the librarians let it be sold instead of putting it in the collection? That hardcover “Murder on the Orient Express” is a great acquisition for a book that gets heavy use. 7y

britt_brooke @jillrhudy These are all books that were donated to the library for the sale. I don‘t think they add any of them to the collection. It‘s a good question, though. 7y

jillrhudy @britt_brooke then they are either dopey or made of money. I have acquisitioned 50 book donations for my fiction area since September when I started keeping track. Someone gave us an entire 1960 set of all the works of Zane Grey in perfect condition. Another person dropped off a complete library of John Grisham in hardback. Once we got 20 Stephen King hardcovers. 7y

britt_brooke @jillrhudy I‘ll have to ask next time I stop by. You‘ve got me curious. 7y

RidgewayGirl Fantastic haul! 7y

britt_brooke @RidgewayGirl Thanks!! 7y

Reviewsbylola Dammmmmmmmmmn girl! I loved the Didion and Running With Scissors!! 7y

Reviewsbylola And The Vacationers!!!! 7y

britt_brooke @Reviewsbylola I loved both of those, too! Needed physical copies. 💚 7y

rather_be_reading nice! 😍 6y

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The Comedians | Graham Greene

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What could have been really heavy and difficult to read is actually made palatable with Greene‘s beautiful writing and a cast of memorable characters—who are all playing “roles” or comedians with each other. It had a lighter feeling even though the history of Haiti shown here is horrible.

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