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" Not my favorite Graham Greene novel, but still, it's Graham Greene and has some of his trademarks. I liked the black humor of Our Man in Havana and the creepiness of Brighton Rock. Next on my list is The Power and the Glory. Worth your time if you're a devotee. "

" In The Human Factor, Graham Greene takes a close look at human relationships and motivations. He captures personality and interactions with a compassionate, understanding eye, managing to write about the mundanities of life while also weaving a heartbreaking story of treachery and lies. If you are looking for spy novels with car chases and sex then look to another author. But if you would like to read beautiful and terrible stories of life in the secret side of the civil service then reach for a Graham Greene novel. "

" Read the master of mystery writers who can wring suspense from the internal world of a character in the midst of a moral dilemma. "

" Classic Graham Greene stuff. The double agent who is never too sure whom he can or cannot trust (including himself). Paints a very lonely and isolating picture of the "intelligence" game. The question of trust becomes paramount though it would seem as the world becomes more complex and layered the question of absolute trust is moot. More cerebral than his earlier (from the 1930's) secret agent "entertainments" and more disenchanting. "

" i think that the author is emphasing how socialism has influenced on our society "

" Loved this book, I would recommend sticking with it, it is a bit of a slow starter but then Greene has you and builds to an amazing conclusion, amazing stuff. "

" This is everything you'd expect from a good spy novel: it is a page turner and the suspense slowly builds as it develops. What was really good about it though was the sense of paranoia and weariness in it. "

" Intriguing, well-drawn, ultimately Graham Greene-ish, but ultimately putdownable. "

" i love graham greene: he's so dark! even the dog has to suffer a cruel, agonizing death. "

" My first Greene novel, and I remember not being all that impressed. But now that I'm older, I'd like to give it another try. "

" I really enjoyed this book. It is slow going but never dull and the ending is quite unexpected. A very interesting and atypical Cold War spy novel. "

" Not like any other spy novel...really makes you wonder what could deserve your loyalty, hoe close could we be to true values, where the treason really begins and where it ends....and does it really matter?... "

" An English espionage tale with deeper themes of love, allegiance, and prejudice intelaced. Truly well-done. "

" Great international espionage at its subtle finest - understated yet heart-throbbing, which is a British trademark! "

" The most domestic, least-sexy spy novel ever. Tense, personal, and real. I loved it. "

" I love Graham Greene. I almost wish I hadn't read the foreword first - it meant that I knew major plot points before the narrative got to them. Castle's a great, very believable character. "

" Classy book - properly understated "

" Pretty much the anti-James Bond. Nothing much happens. And who is it that truly deserves your loyalty? "

" Why do I keep reading mediocre Graham Greene spy books? They're like a worn coat -- vaguely out of date, a bit socially embarrassing, mildly irritating, and yet somehow comfortable and comforting. "

" One of the best Graham Green novel's I've read. Without spoiling the suspense, just about the perfect grim and drab spy novel. "

" Even better the second time around. "

" Greene was a master of literature but I often found his spy novels were good, but not great. This is moreso because I am not a spy novel fan. Having said this, knowing his background in the British Service, he knows what he is doing. "

" Read the master of mystery writers who can wring suspense from the internal world of a character in the midst of a moral dilemma. "

" Belongs in the canon of espionage literature for revealing, as the best espionage fiction usually does, the moral bankruptcy of both sides in the Cold War. "

" Understated (as most of Greene) spy novel. Characters well defined although physical descriptions sketchy. Enjoyed this. "

" This is a pastiche of better novels, many of them by the same author. If you're interested in a decent man compromising himself for the ones he loves, read The Heart of the Matter. If you want a story of an alcoholic traitor, read The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. "

" A superb tale of espionage, love and the loneliness which accompanies secrets. It's a highly readable work which draws you along the twists and turns of the ordinary life of a double agent. For those who are looking for a James Bond type tale, you will be dejected. "

" i think that the author is emphasing how socialism has influenced on our society
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" ok. British spy novel written during the cold war, interesting perspective. "

" First Graham Greene book I ever read. Fantastic. I was riveted. And it was funny too. "

" Anyone that loves the craft of a spy novel must read Graham Greene. Greene and Joseph Conrad were two of the best spy novelists out there. "

" Not among his very best--it's sparer--but still quite good. Anxiety-producing. "

" Not like any other spy novel...really makes you wonder what could deserve your loyalty, hoe close could we be to true values, where the treason really begins and where it ends....and does it really matter?... "

" My first Greene novel, and I remember not being all that impressed. But now that I'm older, I'd like to give it another try. "