Submitted 4 days ago by 
ShaulaEvans@zirk.us to bookstodon@fedigroups.social
It's good time to read Graham Greene.
I read "The Power and the Glory" in my late teens / early 20s (I don't recall the exact year), and was deeply moved by it. I'm not sure it would land the same way now. Your mileage may vary.
If you've never read Greene before and you're over 25, I would warmly recommend "A Burnt-Out Case".
SeverianX@mastodon.la 4 days ago I read "The human factor" at around the same age, but I wasn't moved by it. Haven't read that author since. Apart from the general plot, the only scene I remember is the protagonist choosing to kill his dog before deserting, even when someone offers to do it for him. At that time, I found that incomprehensible, why would you choose that? Now I understand that it is presented as part of the amorality of the espionage world. Probably if I re-read the novel now with an adult (i.e. more cynic) mind I would enjoy it a bit better.
olliethewobbly@kolektiva.social 4 days ago @ShaulaEvans @bookstodon also i'd recommend his short story collection from penguin. it shows the breadth and depth of his work.
read it in my twenties too, remember being flattened by it. haven't gone back. some books you don't trust yourself to reread.