The End of the Affair

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• 'The End of the Affair' by Graham Greene

  I've long wanted to read it -- encouraged by several other bloggers, it must be said -- but it took me a few years to get my act together. I don't know why I waited so long. The End of the Affair is a dark but ultimately compelling tale about one man ... (read full critics)

  readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010

• The End of the Affair by Graham Greene - Review by Waterstone's Books Quarterly Online

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3 Reviews

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  I think Graham Greene has been one of the most pleasant discoveries of my reader's life.
  I was drawn to his books thanks to the Neil Jordan's film "The end of the affair". I loved the movie and thought that such a beautiful story did have to belong to a good writer.
  I was not disappointed, ... (continue)

  I think Graham Greene has been one of the most pleasant discoveries of my reader's life.
  I was drawn to his books thanks to the Neil Jordan's film "The end of the affair". I loved the movie and thought that such a beautiful story did have to belong to a good writer.
  I was not disappointed, for Graham Greene is a great author, he makes you cry (and a lot) in books like The end of the affair, and he makes you laugh out loud as well in books like Travels with my aunt.
  As for The end of the affair, you can't but love every sad bit of it.

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  Miss Piggott said on Aug 2, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  Superb story of love, anger, devotion and tragedy.

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  sid_rw said on Jul 5, 2008 | Add your feedback

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  The End was just the beginning

  I was quite bewildered by the positive reviews - am I too shallow to find it shallow? Or did it loathe it because I saw in it when I hate in myself?

  I mean, what kind of a Faith is it if it could be so readily shifted to the opposite extreme, according to the whim of the moment? what kind of an ag ... (continue)

  I was quite bewildered by the positive reviews - am I too shallow to find it shallow? Or did it loathe it because I saw in it when I hate in myself?

  I mean, what kind of a Faith is it if it could be so readily shifted to the opposite extreme, according to the whim of the moment? what kind of an agnostic is Bendrix if he could so readily lend himself to the perspective of a believer, just because he suddenly find himself still desired by whom he thought had rejected him? Is it not a bit all too frivolous?

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  Paul Yeung said on Apr 19, 2011 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 192 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0099470152
• ISBN-13: 9780099470151
• Publisher: Vintage
• Pub date: Jul 01, 2004
• Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette and eBook
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