The Third Man (Dramatized) Audiobook

" Rollo Martins arrives in post World War II Vienna following an invitation by his friend Harry Lime; and is just in time to attend his funeral. Unhappy with the official line that if he had not have been killed he would have spent a long time in prison Martins sets off to look for the truth and clear the memory of his late friend. A good novel and quite a quick read. "

" Love Greene. Love the way it truly evoked post-war Austria, and the nascent cold war. "

" The door is open. "

" While I enjoyed the story, it's clear that the author was writing this to be made into a movie (as indeed he states in the preface). I found that a bit distracting, as I began casting the movie in my head, with Cary Grant as Rollo, and Claudette Colbert as Anna. Tyrone Power played the cop, and Basil Rathbone as Harry Lime. I began directing the scenes in my head instead of reading them, especially as the book continued on. I chose music and could hear the dialogue in the lovely stilted manner of classic film noir. So towards the end, I found that I really just wanted to watch the movie, rather than continue reading the story. That said, it was still very engaging, and I'm really looking forward to the movie. I have the feeling that if one sees the movie, there's no need to read the book, so I'll be curious to see if I'm correct in that assertion. "

" This was fun to listen to as we played cards and drank wine. "

" I have seen the movie about a gagillion times so I think my imagination is a bit paralyzed with the book. I mean, I don't think I could ever imagine Harry Lime as any one else than Orson Wells. (But, I think that's the best possible way, so no worries there). Still, the book is great It's fun, exciting, easy to read and perfectly Graham Greene. Read it in a shadowy cafe, while the zither plays... "

" The movie was better. Seriously. A lot better. "

" American mystery....1940s Vienna; racketeering in post-war Vienna. "

" Classic thriller set in post war Berlin, couldn't put it down. Remember watching the film in black and white. "

" this book is a page turner and the pages of my copy were very small, so i had to turn them often. turning pages is not a quiet operation and i was reproached for reading too loudly while others were sleeping at luna's lake house in wisconsin. "

" I saw the movie first. The story is different and better. "

" The atmosphere of Vienna is captured in the Graham Greene novel . "

" A fun and quick read, especially if you are familiar with Vienna. "

" Although the story is good, something about the language was distracting. I have a very strong suspicion that reading this in Portuguese had something to do with my not liking this any better. "

" The prologue tells the gentle reader that Greene intended this work as a screenplay in prose. It reads as such, and I'll watch the movie in all it's Orson Welles glory this evening. "

" Short but very enjoyable. Well worth reading. "

" A classic, very enjoyable. "

" A rare case where the movie is actually better. Not that the book isn't good, but Wells just took the whole thing to the next level. "

" Fascinating in the way that a man seeks to save his own soul and yet feels compelled to protect others as well. "

" One of my favorite Graham Greene works, this is another study in how to write great fiction in less than today's standard 400 pages. The premise is so ridiculously simple (three men draw lots ...) and yet timeless. "

" I'm only giving it 4 stars because, after reading and enjoying the two synopses of films that are at the start of the book, I was disappointed that they were never made in to movies. Maybe more disappointed than Graham Greene himself. As for the Tenth Man itself, it would get 5 stars. "

" You could call this a real jaunt. You could also call it only partially realized & suffering from brevity. "

" Great book, short, fast paced and keeps you on the edge. Even though it's short it's amazing how full and fleshed out the book is. "

" Sketchy compared to Greene's best, but it's really just a fleshed out movie treatment. "

" This would make a great movie. Fear, courage, mystery, intrgue, romance. it has it all. Greene is a great writer. Always has been....but this little book is a gem that lay forgotton for years and was only discovered while he was working as a script writer for MGM. "

" This was a real quick read-- Felt more like a long short story than a novel. It was a good story though. "

" Just what I needed for summer. Short and thought provoking and visual and something to contemplate. This was not at all what I expected, which I like in a book. "

" A good read, short but gets you gong from the first chapter. Greene has an uncanny ability for dramatic suspense and irony that is only Mather by the beautiful phrases he conjures with words to describe the life of a rich coward who chose life over money. "

" Ah, the writing! Such a lovely aesthetic experience, this novella. As a morality tale, it taught without preaching. We can easily identify with the progatonist's yearning to survive but along with him come to recognize that survival without scruples is a barren thing. "

" -great characters,plot, and writing- a fabulous study of human nature. I kept rereading the ending and found it subject to multiple interpretations! "

" An inspiring book about bravery, heroism, and despair. "

" One of my favorite novels. Moving, insightful ... great for a lazy sunday afternoon when you want a good think, a good cry, and a good book. "

" Once again Greene tackles morality and identity in a masterful way. In only 150 pages, you get the whole story. He's straightforward and every word counts. Wonderful storytelling. "