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cunningba's review against another edition
3.0
Read in The Complete Works of Anthony Trollope by Delphi Classics.
thecatladybooknook_penny's review against another edition
Not in the mood. Couldn't get into it
erikars's review against another edition
2.0
I read this book because it was the first in a complete works of Anthony Trollope that I'd bought for my Kindle. It was only after that I learned that this was a mistake and that this was not the Trollope novel to start with. (That, at least according to many on the internet, being The Warden.)
I didn't dislike this book, but I couldn't quite like it either. It had a lot of elements that were interesting, but the overall story was just so unrelentingly sad and hopeless that I kept getting distracted by other books while reading it.
I didn't dislike this book, but I couldn't quite like it either. It had a lot of elements that were interesting, but the overall story was just so unrelentingly sad and hopeless that I kept getting distracted by other books while reading it.
petrauusimaa's review against another edition
2.0
Unfortunately Trollope's debut novel didn't hold my interest the same way his later ones have in the past. The Macdermots of Ballycloran takes its' place in Ireland, focusing on a family called Macdermots living in a house that is falling apart. While the father is falling apart in the same way the house is, Thady, the son, is working hard to keep the family together. His sister, Feemy, is being courted by a soldier that doesn't seem to have any intention of marrying Feemy. The novel focuses on how worried Thady is about the future of the estate, Ballycloran, and also his sister Feemy. It is a gloomy novel, without a blink of light. What I found the most disappointing is the lack of Trollope's usual humour and the brilliance of the characters. I didn't find any connection towards the characters and that made the plot dreadfully boring. But again, it is a debut novel of a man that I know can write brilliantly so this is not diminishing my love for Trollope.
the_freya's review against another edition
4.0
The first third of book starts off a bit slow. However, it is well worth sticking with it as the story becomes very gripping. At times it can be a bit difficult to read due to Trollope writing the characters dialogue phonetically in the Irish accent.
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