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Title: The Man Within (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0-14-018530-5 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent first achievement
Comment: *The Man Within* follows a fellow named Andrews through his horrifying experiences of paranoia and self-doubt, made all the worse by the fact that some people want to kill him. Andrews is wanted by the police in connection to the murder of an officer, pursued by his former co-smugglers because of his betrayal, and loathed by the locals because of his testimony against a group of popular criminals. There is only one person - the angelic Elizabeth - who provides him with any support, but she also creates for Andrews his biggest dilemma: to face death for someone whom he may never be able to love, or to find a new life, but without the one person who would make it worth living.
The writing does not show Greene at his peak, but it does demonstrate an early ability to craft brilliantly complicated characters and problems of morality in a manner similar to Dostoevsky..
Rating: 2
Summary: It's obviously a first novel
Comment: "The Man Within" by Graham Greene was Greene's first published novel, and, I think, the reader can tell. The story centers around a man, Andrews, who has been involved in smuggling with some blackguards, and who has fled the group after a crime was committed. He flees right into the home of a woman, Elizabeth, who is in the process of burying the man who has been her guardian of sorts. She convinces him to testify against the other smugglers at the trial, and he goes to the city to do so. When he returns they profess their love for each other but face further dangers together. In the end, Andrews must face the negative influence his father has been on him in his life and the actions he has committed in reaction to that influence.
While there were some interesting facets of the book and its characters, I took a long time to get into it. The beginning, particularly, is VERY slow moving. The novel lacks the things one loves Greene for; the subtly written yet overwhelmingly powerful struggles the characters engage in with morality and/or religion, as well as a narrator who is unreliable and yet sympathetic.
Rating: 4
Summary: A classic Greene novel
Comment: The Man Within is a fantastic book about love and fear. It has elements of action, courtroom drama and good old-fashioned romance. The main character constantly assures us that he is a coward and unworthy of the love given him by the farm girl Elizabeth and also of his former associate whom he betrays in the begining of the book, yet he continues to perform uncharacteristic acts of bravery. His motives for these acts of bravery bring into question the true nature of courage and greatness. This book is surprising at every turn and yet every event, and every conversation makes total sense. It's a difficult book to put down, and you'll probably want to read it again.
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Title: Loser Takes All (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185429 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1989 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: The Human Factor (Everyman's Library) by GRAHAM GREENE ISBN: 0679409920 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 10 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: Stamboul Train: An Entertainment (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185321 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Ministry of Fear (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185364 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1978 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: A Burnt-Out Case (Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185399 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1992 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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