Patron-Only AMA #3 November 2025
A discussion of travel, coffee, literary style, reading speed, and the most disturbing passage from a book that I've ever read.
Comments (3)
Thanks Cliff for reading out my question. The Power and the Glory is the shorter of the two Graham Greene books you mentioned. A third option perhaps, and I know you like short books, is The End of the Affair (192 pages). Greene's affair with a Catherine Watson formed the basis of the novel which is considered one of his best. Fun fact about The End of the Affair - the Japanese writer Shusaku Endo would often re-read The End of the Affair before writing a new book. He and Greene also exchanged letters over the years.
If Sam happens to see this comment, great. Recently I saw someone say that the best time to read Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain is when something terrible has happened to you. Maybe that’s worth reading in tough times. I just got my hands on it myself.
Yes! Please do review Graveyard of Bitter Oranges! Winkler does great work! Bummer to learn that Contra Mundum has run out!