tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post6345426613016054529..comments2024-01-29T10:10:55.378+00:00Comments on Bibliofreak.net - A Book Blog: Review: Brighton Rock by Graham GreeneMatthew Selwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-91574129671783809382014-03-17T11:39:53.679+00:002014-03-17T11:39:53.679+00:00I can understand that :) Happily, I'm a gloomy...I can understand that :) Happily, I'm a gloomy bod (if that's not an oxymoron) so I'm often to be found amongst rather depressing literature.Matthew Selwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-7458108180632785552014-02-07T22:14:56.053+00:002014-02-07T22:14:56.053+00:00I like gloomy (though I prefer dark) stuff. But th...I like gloomy (though I prefer dark) stuff. But there are different types of gloomy and Greene's gloomy is especially disturbing, so I don't like to dwell there for a long time. But it doesn't mean I don't like to return from time to time. :)Petrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105257413922668294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-8831641848118092432013-12-18T10:34:56.690+00:002013-12-18T10:34:56.690+00:00In my experience, they are. I think that is pretty...In my experience, they are. I think that is pretty much a reflection of his own mental state of mind and way of viewing the world. I can understand not wanting to spend too long dwelling on his books (although I'm clearly a gloomy soul myself, because I can tolerate it ;) )Matthew Selwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00723650905588749638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600022529355932646.post-86119923060489130762013-10-04T11:53:26.824+01:002013-10-04T11:53:26.824+01:00I think all his books are very dark and gloomy, an...I think all his books are very dark and gloomy, and full of despair and decay. I've only read <i>A Burnt Out Case</i> and have seen The Third Man, but he's able to capture the suffering of his characters very well. Nothing I'd love to read all the time, but definitely something that leaves an impression.Petrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105257413922668294noreply@blogger.com