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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; Reprint edition (September 28, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0142437972
  • ISBN-13: 978-0142437971
  • Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 0.8 x 8.4 inches
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5.0 out of 5 starsLearning to Play 'The Brutish Game'
By mp on January 2, 2001
Format: Mass Market Paperback
I have said it before, and shall say it again - Graham Greene was incapable of writing a bad novel! "Brighton Rock" is yet another miraculous triumph of setting, plot, characterization, thematic unity and everything that makes novels worth reading. In addition, Greene's use of Catholicism and common-sense ethics as coexistent ideologies behind the story, guiding the main characters, gives the novel considerable philosophical weight. One great thing about "Brighton Rock" is that the characters' internal struggles are not simply reducible to good v. evil or right v. wrong, but are asked to distinguish between these two systems.
"Brighton Rock" has two protagonists - Pinkie Brown is a teenage gangster, trying to prove his manhood and establish himself as a serious force in the Brighton underworld. Ida Arnold is a healthy, flirtatious, and determined woman who cannot be dissuaded from any purpose. When corrupt newspaperman Charles Hale is killed by Pinkie's gang, Ida's momentary acquaintance with Hale on a Bank Holiday leads her to pursue the truth surrounding his death. The conflict between Pinkie, who falls into a Calvinist-Catholic defeatism, and Ida, who believes in right and Hammurabian justice(an eye for an eye) shapes the rest of the novel.
Human sexuality and relationships are important facets of "Brighton Rock." Pinkie and Rose, two young Catholics raised in a run-down, predominantly 'Roman' housing project - constantly struggle with maturity, responsibility, and human physicality. While they view sex as 'mortal sin,' Ida, their pursuer, sees it as 'natural,' and celebratory of life. The complex relationship between Pinkie and the equally young and innocent Rose adds further purpose to Ida's mission.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsMorality tale of good and evil that's a real page turner
By Linda Linguvic HALL OF FAMEVINE VOICE on August 16, 2004
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I enjoy Graham Greene's books and bought some used copies from a street vendor a while ago. I took this one with me to read one day because it was the smallest and shortest one of the bunch. I sure was surprised when I quickly discovered that, although it was only 247 pages long, it certainly did pack a wallop. I think it is my favorite so far and I've read quite a few of this author's books.

Written way back in 1938, it is set in a world that probably exists only in the memories of the Brits who visited Brighton during that year. For those of you not familiar with the place, Brighton is a seaside resort frequented by working class people. There are hotels and restaurants, a racetrack and all kinds of Boardwalk amusements. It is also run by a mob which rivals any in greed and violence. As usual with Graham Greene, there is a theme of good and evil. The boy named Pinkie is bad; the girl he romances named Rose is good. Both are Catholics and the Catholic belief system looms large in this story, adding depth to the excellent characterizations.

The writing is excellent, the descriptions clear and concise. It didn't even take me long to pick up the British slang which included words I had never heard before. There are several murders in this book. And some unforgettable characters. I'll never forget big bosomed good-natured Ida who sets off to solve the murders and save poor Rose's life. There are also some great mob characters.

The title of the book has several meanings. It's not only about the place itself. There's a kind of rock candy sold there that is referred to as Brighton Rock. And one of the themes is that it tastes the same all the way through no matter how far down you eat it.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGraham Greene at his extraordinary best!
By A Customer on May 18, 1999
Format: Hardcover
Brighton Rock is the first Graham Greene book I read, and after buying all his books, this is still my favourite. I'm English by birth, and know Brighton well, and I am ever impressed by the evocation of a place exactly as I remember it. I find Pinky a truly disturbing character, and his Rose one of the most sad yet courageous heroines in modern literature. Mr. Greene is so good at drawing "small part" characters, and recreates so well the world of the petty criminal, and the unpleasant, hopeless characters who inhabit it. I have always felt Graham Greene to be the master of the written English language - his books contain neither one word more, nor one word less than they need to. Definitely my favourite author, and this my favourite of his considerable body of work.
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4.0 out of 5 starsNobody told me that this was a sequel...
By JR Pinto on January 27, 2006
Format: Paperback
I did not read the introduction to this book (by J.M. Coetzee) until after I had finished it. I am glad I did not: Coetzee gives away many plot details, and these spoilers may ruin your reading experience. However, there was much that I found confusing in the novel, and there were a few things that would have made me enjoy it more, had I known. First, and most important, this novel is a sequel to an earlier novel by Greene, entitled A Gun for Sale (unread by me). Also, the name of the book derives from a candy sold in Brighton - the equivalent of our salt-water taffy.

The earlier novel describes the first part of the gang war, in which Fred Hale, "a reporter, has been used by [the Colleoni gang] as an informer." That is the springboard for the action of this novel, in which Battling Kite's gang is now headed by Pinkie. Pinkie is a 17-year-old monster, who is moved by nothing except hatred. It is interesting to see Greene's view of Good and Evil through Pinkie. Greene himself was a practicing Catholic, and yet he was no saint. His literary heroes are usually at war with their own innate, human lusts. To be Good, in the Graham Greene universe, does not mean being immune to these lusts, but persevering despite them. What makes Pinkie so Evil is that he has no lusts. Women and Drink do not interest him - he is completely unnatural. He believes in Heaven, but is completely uninterested in going there.

Brighton Rock is a meditation on Good and Evil, and also Love. Eventually, a young woman falls in love with Pinkie. I do not want to ruin anything by telling how that relationship plays out. This is a gritty voyage through a depressed and ravaged England of the 1930's, filled with low-lifes and murders. In other words, it's a good read.
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3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

It was just a book my daughter had to read for college lit.

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Of all the innumerable gifts that Steven Patrick Morrissey has given us over the years, just one of them for me was name dropping the characters of Dallow, Spicer, Pinkie and... Read more

Published 7 months ago by Michael Battaglia
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat book

Great read. Keeps you on your toes. An also has a message within. Cracked almost without stopping. Very highly recommended.

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Published 8 months ago by sandra wainrib
5.0 out of 5 starsAn early masterpiece

Written in 1938, Brighton Rock is one of the author's earliest nivel, dealing with the British underclass of the era. Read more

Published 8 months ago by Jimm Budd
3.0 out of 5 starsWhat's the point?

Brighton Rock is the only Graham Greene novel I have read. After the experience, I'm not particularly eager to tackle others. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Paul Emmons
5.0 out of 5 starsRiveting characters

Very well-written tale of complex characters with a dark side. Set in Brighton in the 1930s Ida Arnold sets out to find out what happened to Charles Hale while also trying to save... Read more

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