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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Boringg, wish there was more about the mum and melodrama i didnt care about the train/ business stuff
A big, baggy journey through Victorian mercenary capitalism, with some wonderful characters, both in terms of those who are villains and those who come across as less objectionable. Perhaps the best thing about the novel is the way that Trollope interweaves the romantic entanglements with the homosocial world of financial speculation, such that the marriage plots and the speculation plots are often driving one another until they are hard to distinguish. I was especially impressed with the figures of Felix Carbury, a penniless baronet for whom money is the only form of social relation, his mother, Lady Carbury, an aspiring author (she writes a light historical work called _Criminal Queens_!) who will sacrifice herself and her daughter for her careless son, and the American widow Winifred Hurtle, who the narrator problematically describes as a "wild cat" and is rumored to have shot a man in the state of Oregon. This is perhaps the most page-turning work of Trollope's that I have read so far, and certainly one of his best, right up there with _Can You Forgive Her?_.
This rating is more of a place holder as I digest my thoughts on this one. Initial feelings are positive, but there are definitely elements of the story and the writing that I didn’t like.
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I gave up on this book for now. I started reading it because I really love the BBC mini-series version and wanted to try out the original. However, in this case, (and I feel bad for saying it) the movie is better than the book. There were lots of fun and funny plot revelations in the movie that I was looking forward to in the book. Instead, the book revealed all the fun or funny plot twists in the first few pages and baldly states all the interesting facts which you are supposed to discover on your own.
Also, the mini-series is pretty hilarious. Primarily because a good deal of the actors are famous for being in other (more iconic) roles. So how I understand The Way We Live Now - the main character is the plotting, conniving rapscallion Hercule Poirot, whose daughter, Moaning Myrtle, is in love with Mr. Darcy (Madfadyen, not Firth). Mr. Darcy's mother is being courted by Mr. Filch (that took some getting used to), while his sister is in love with Scarecrow (from Batman, not Oz). In the meantime Scarecrow is dealing with his avenging ex-fiance from the Wild West, Eowyn. See? It was awesome. I'm sorry Trollope, perhaps another time.
Also, the mini-series is pretty hilarious. Primarily because a good deal of the actors are famous for being in other (more iconic) roles. So how I understand The Way We Live Now - the main character is the plotting, conniving rapscallion Hercule Poirot, whose daughter, Moaning Myrtle, is in love with Mr. Darcy (Madfadyen, not Firth). Mr. Darcy's mother is being courted by Mr. Filch (that took some getting used to), while his sister is in love with Scarecrow (from Batman, not Oz). In the meantime Scarecrow is dealing with his avenging ex-fiance from the Wild West, Eowyn. See? It was awesome. I'm sorry Trollope, perhaps another time.
Boringg, wish there was more about the mum and melodrama i didnt care about the train/ business stuff