The Comedians
Never been a Greene fan but this is a very readable story about human foibles, love, religion, ties and the image that we project (as comedians) onto others. The stakes are upped significantly as set in the early days of Papa Doc in Haiti where anything you do can be dangerous. Great character descriptions and both funny and sad in places. However, a bit on the droll side. Maybe a bit too clever too. And although the characters are well written I didn't feel a lot of empathy with any of them and so not my type of novel. Maybe I'll give him another try in a few years time but not rushing out to buy Greene's very extensive back catalogue.
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