The Power and the Glory

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English language

Published by Rebound by Sagebrush.

ISBN:
978-0-7857-5842-6
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2 stars (1 review)

One of Greene’s most powerful novels, the book takes as its theme the era of religious suppression in Mexico during the early 1930’s. An unnamed Catholic priest, an alcoholic with a shameful past in search of either oblivion or redemption, travels through Mexico administering the rites of the church to the poor landless peasants, hunted by a remorseless police officer and always in fear of being betrayed by those he is attempting to help.

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Sorry, I just can't deal with the anguish of Catholicism in this book. I gave up about halfway through.

This book was like reading a nightmare version of John Lennon's "Imagine" - no religion, no heaven, and no hell below us - there's no hell below because we're in hell now!

We're in hell with the whisky priest and his unfortunate giggles. We witness creepy interactions between characters: "he gently squeezed the other's polished shoe with his bare toes." We're in the pit of a prison...where I will leave the whisky priest and his search for redemption.

Started: August 16, 2010
Gave up: August 21, 2010

Subjects

  • Classics
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Fiction
  • Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)