A review by essjay1
The Human Factor by Graham Greene

4.0

This book is a page turner due entirely to Greene’s engaging writing style rather than any fast paced action scenes. In contrast to the romance & thrill of Fleming’s James Bond, Greene’s spies are a much more prosaic lot, pencil pushers rather than field agents - no one is dashing about with poison darts concealed in their fountain pens. His characters speak to the loneliness and conformity required for so many in the service, and of course their families. Greenes boss was Kim Philby, so as with many of his books, there are elements of truth in the setting and processes he describes.