kerry reviewed The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
One of Greene’s most powerful novels, the book takes as its theme the era of …
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2 stars
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