Few authors have such a ruthless, careful way with language that one can read the entire book and never trip over a single word. Every sentence, every syllable is chosen and placed perfectly, packed with power, necessary or it wouldn't be there on the page. This is how I feel when I read Greene. I wonder how many revisions he needed to achieve this sharp and glittering art. Part of me knows the number must be in the dozens; part of me believes he penned it from his soul exactly like this.