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Writing lessons on BART

Graham Greene's The Comedian was so captivating, I had to stand by Union square on my way to work to finish the chapter before continuing on my way. The old dictum that plot drives interest is not true. It is not what happens plot-wise that had me so engaged. I didn't really care if someone was going to die or not, or what was going to happen next. I wanted to know if Martha slept with Jones after all or not.

Here Greene is a genius. He keeps it ambigious throughout. Nothing was truly revealed only hinted at, and even that a reader can't be sure points to anything at all. The best thing about Greene's characters is that they lie and tell the truth, but one never truly knows when--that ambiguity drives my curiosity to such a pitch that I couldn't stop reading.

His chacarcters live. They are unpredictable. They have various motives, they change without warning. They have memories, guilt, remorse, and honor. They are heros and villains in turn.

I have so much to write about Greene, but it iwll have to wait, because I have to get back to work for now.

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