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Title: The Tenth Man by Graham Greene ISBN: 0-671-01909-0 Publisher: Washington Square Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.83 (6 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Captures your curiosity.
Comment: A short, sweet tale of a man, whose financial status gives him the ability to save himself when faced with a life or death situation. Circumstances once again prove that money, a timeless denominator, continues to offer the rich unusual buying power.
While the story is short and doesn't offer a rich sense of character development, I still found myself extremely curious as to what would happen next. The moral decisions we make, whether hasty or well thought out, keep the human species an interesting animal to watch. I enjoyed the originality of the book, the desperate search for survival by the rich and the moral integrity of the poor. Definitely worth the time spent on a rainy afternoon.
Rating: 4
Summary: Short, but it packs a punch.
Comment: This short "entertainment" lacks the intensity of a major novel, but the tightly constructed plot makes this book worth the read. Graham Greene combines his fantastic prose with a few fantastic twists. What whould happen if you could trade all of your possesions for a second chance at life? Greene takes a stab at this very intiguing question, and throws in enough curveballs to keep you guessing until the end.
True, the characters may be flat, but the story is vivid, creative, and well worth a look.
Rating: 4
Summary: Choices and their Consequences
Comment: Greene presents us with a brilliant morality tale. He quickly sets up his protagonist's choice and then moves to the surprising consequences. If you had the means to buy your 'salvation' would you? Even if it meant that another man would have to die in your place...literally paying someone to die for you? And for the man who is willing to take your offer, what does his sacrifice mean for those he's left behind? Greene deftly entertwines both of these stories into one. I agree that the characters are not well-drawn enough to make us truly care for them. However, the book succeeds on how it makes you consider the consequences of one's choices.
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Title: Our Man in Havana: An Entertainment (Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140184937 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: September, 1991 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Stamboul Train: An Entertainment (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185321 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: November, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Ministry of Fear by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185364 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: March, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: A Gun for Sale (20th Century Classics) by Graham Greene ISBN: 0140185402 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: December, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Human Factor by Graham Greene ISBN: 0679409920 Publisher: Everyman's Library Pub. Date: 10 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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