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joemackk's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bellagasparro's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
jennybpenny's review against another edition
4.0
"She imagined vodka poured over ice and all the cubes that had been frosted turning clear and collapsing in the glass and the ice cracking, like a spine on the hands of a confident osteopath."
mrs_bonaventure's review against another edition
4.0
Have just galloped through this again (June 2015) in order to read all five books in succession (having also read Mother's Milk and realised the chronology).
It's as dark as I remember, with exact and specific characterisation of decidedly unlikeable but still realistic people.
On to Bad News next.
It's as dark as I remember, with exact and specific characterisation of decidedly unlikeable but still realistic people.
On to Bad News next.
annabelralph's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
b0hemian_graham's review against another edition
5.0
Wow, just wow. We have a dark, twisted, novel, set in the 1960s/1970s, with horrible characters. All things I enjoy in a novel, and I'm only just reading it now? Utterly shameful. St Aubyn's writing is intoxicating, and you literally do not want to put it down, no matter how horrible it gets.
It's like a British Richard Yates on crack, and I'm totally rambling and making an start of myself but I'm still trying to digest what I've read. Better review to follow later.
It's like a British Richard Yates on crack, and I'm totally rambling and making an start of myself but I'm still trying to digest what I've read. Better review to follow later.