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The Bender by Paul Scott

katcic's review

4.0

A difficult one - i think if I hadn't read the Raj Quartet and if I didn't wholeheartedly love it, then I might have been completely stumped by this book. Deceptively short, it was a plodder and took me ages to get through and wasn't easy or enjoyable in some parts, but was beautiful and touching and incredibly well written in others. The final part - the titular Bender - was very moving and uplifting and depressing in equal measures and it did have some sharp humour.
I think if you already know Paul Scott you'll get on with this, but coming to it cold would be puzzling.