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My, my, what a wonderful discussion we had today: everybody was so active and enthusiastic about the book and had her word to say! We spoke about the authors’ complicated personality and how it could be reflected in the book, whether it was really written purely for fun or was it a provocation aimed at reformulating his lifelong Catholic believes. The discussion also touched on the principal theme of the book: which is the best way to live your life – fully, here and now, without any regard for the imminent death, or be a law-abiding citizen looking at his compatriots from behind the hygienic screen of the bank counter and cultivating dahlias in his free hours.
Between two main characters the majority unanimously preferred aunt Augusta though we did feel somewhat awkward concerning her latest lover’s morality or rather amorality, which was also true of aunt Augusta herself. On the whole the book WAS fun and a pleasant read though it could hardly be considered as a major work by Graham Greene.
And our dear Jacqueline who rarely breaks the silence came out with a most amazing comparison of Wordsworth and the chorus in a Greek tragedy!
Viccie shared with us a few very helpful insights into the life and work of Graham Greene – as far as I understood, her grandfather lived in the same area and personally knew Green’s school friends!
And believe me, the luncheon was on par with the discussion! We had delicious vegetarias entrées, terrific cheese and four (!) cakes, all of them very tasty but Brigitte’s creation was also stunningly spectacular!