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4.22 AVERAGE
4.22 AVERAGE
cefa91's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kim_e_d's review against another edition
1.0
Most of the these characters seem somewhat oblivious that there is a war going on and are more concerned with their status than other people's lives. The first instalment had a bit of an upstairs / downstairs element, but now the downstairs has completely disappeared.
mateusz_k's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
vanessa_librorum's review against another edition
4.0
Si queréis escuchar mi reseña, os dejo aquí el link a Librorum podcast:
https://sons.red/2020/02/12/50-tiempo-de-espera-cronicas-de-los-cazalet-2-elizabeth-jane-howard/
https://sons.red/2020/02/12/50-tiempo-de-espera-cronicas-de-los-cazalet-2-elizabeth-jane-howard/
hydee's review against another edition
4.0
Can’t wait to get the next one. And what a life she lived!
annegreen's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this sequel to "The Light Years" and second book in the five novel Cazalet Chronicles. It was as engaging and absorbing as the first, portraying the same cast of characters over the two year period 1939 to 1941, at the beginning of the Second World War. Several of the characters are given a more in-depth treatment which helped to cement their significance in the story. Apart from anything else, the book is a fascinating social commentary of an upper middle class family living in a time of war, which despite their relatively privileged status, affected them all in one way or another. It's also an enlightening picture of family life, relationships, marriage, parenthood and most strikingly the role of women at the time. Howard has a unique skill in writing in the voice of children which is always utterly convincing.
susieliston's review against another edition
4.0
two books into this series now, and , love the flow of these books, they just move right along, and I'm quite attached to the characters....
marleen's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
siria's review against another edition
4.0
The second installment of the Cazalet Chronicles focuses mostly on the three teenage girls of this sprawling family—Clary, Louise, and Polly—each of whom feels like a very distinct person with their own voice and view of the world. Each of them feels like they are "marking time" as the usual frustrations of growing up (being too old for some things and too young for others) take on additional complications as the Phoney War ends and the Blitz begins. Elizabeth Jane Howard had a keen eye for the telling character detail, and <i>Marking Time</i> unfolds in a pleasurable readable way.
I would like for a very large bomb to fall on Edward, the shit.
carosbookcase's review against another edition
5.0
“Someone had turned off the wireless and, in spite of the room being full of people, there was a complete silence — in which Polly could feel, and almost hear, her own heart thudding. As long as nobody spoke, and no one moved, it was still the very end of peace . . .” — Marking Time by [a:Elizabeth Jane Howard|113328|Elizabeth Jane Howard|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1264002881p2/113328.jpg]
This is the second book in Elizabeth Jane Howard's incredibly well-written historical fiction series, the Cazalet Chronicles, which is set during the second world war and follows the lives of the wealthy Cazalet family.
This volume opens on 3 September 1939. Prime Minister Chamberlain has just announced the country is at war with Germany. The book covers that time up until Winter 1941, focusing on the experiences of wartime through the eyes of Louise (16), Polly (14), and Clary (14), the daughters of the three Cazalet brothers.
As the title of the book indicates, the story captures the combined feeling of marking time in both childhood and wartime. In the case of the Louise, Polly, and Clary, there is a distinct feeling of waiting for childhood to be over, for them to be old enough, and for their lives to ‘really’ start. This feeling extends to the rest of the family too, as their lives are put on hold with the start of WWII. All the characters in this book to some extend are waiting in expectation for something to happen, even if it is just for time to pass.
One of the things I especially appreciate about Howard’s books is how well she writes from the prospective of children and young adults. This to me shows how skilled a writer she is, because I think most of us forget what it was like to be children and how we thought and spoke. But Howard’s children always seem entirely authentic.
If you enjoy family sagas and books set during the Second World War, I highly recommend giving this series a go.
This is the second book in Elizabeth Jane Howard's incredibly well-written historical fiction series, the Cazalet Chronicles, which is set during the second world war and follows the lives of the wealthy Cazalet family.
This volume opens on 3 September 1939. Prime Minister Chamberlain has just announced the country is at war with Germany. The book covers that time up until Winter 1941, focusing on the experiences of wartime through the eyes of Louise (16), Polly (14), and Clary (14), the daughters of the three Cazalet brothers.
As the title of the book indicates, the story captures the combined feeling of marking time in both childhood and wartime. In the case of the Louise, Polly, and Clary, there is a distinct feeling of waiting for childhood to be over, for them to be old enough, and for their lives to ‘really’ start. This feeling extends to the rest of the family too, as their lives are put on hold with the start of WWII. All the characters in this book to some extend are waiting in expectation for something to happen, even if it is just for time to pass.
One of the things I especially appreciate about Howard’s books is how well she writes from the prospective of children and young adults. This to me shows how skilled a writer she is, because I think most of us forget what it was like to be children and how we thought and spoke. But Howard’s children always seem entirely authentic.
If you enjoy family sagas and books set during the Second World War, I highly recommend giving this series a go.