Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Graham Greene and the Politics of Popular Fiction and Film
Brian Lindsay Thomson · 2009
72/100
👍 Worth It
A tightly focused academic study pairing five of Graham Greene's novels with their film adaptations, using established literary theory to explain why Greene never got the scholarly attention his popularity deserved. It's from a respected academic press and indexed in the right places, which counts for a lot in this space. This is squarely for scholars and serious Greene readers rather than casual fans, and I couldn't track down the full academic review to confirm exactly how it was received.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness78
Craft & writing72
Originality65
Evidence & accuracy68
Hype vs delivers70
Age-fit75
Human-eye read70
Penny’s verdict72
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