The Heart of the Matter
by Graham Greene
Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadsself destruction/implosioncomplex relationship
Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, realistic novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
Open Library rating
3.8 / 5
6 ratings
About This Book
Focusing on a British police officer in an unnamed West African colony, this novel attempts to show, along with the socially restricted lives of colonists in Africa, the effects of sin on a devout catholic.
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- Author
- Graham Greene
- Published
- 1948
- Pages
- 306
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- Open Library
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