A Sort of Life

Glossed over some years quickly but on the whole entertaining. Do I believe the Russian roulette episode, I don't know but then again Greene was one of the foremost novelists of the last century. recommend all of his books as they are true fiction best on real life.

Greene is a master of understatment and restraint. This book is a lovely if self-effacing coming-of-literary-age memoir that is fun and reader friendly. It's invaluable for its precious glimpses into the vanished world of the 10's and 20's England. Full of curious detail too: I didn't know that Greene was related to R.L. Stevenson for example. The book ends just around the time of his first literary success. I don't know if there are any further memoirs but I wouldn't mind reading them.