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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
People tend to make believe all elderly people are sweet souls. Not Spark. She puts all of her characters under the microscope and shows all of their pettiness and hatred. All of the truths we would just as soon ignore as they exist in each and every one of us. If you like everything tied up in a neat bow and a substantial plot, this isn't for you.
definitely my least favourite Spark so far. I couldn't get into it and I couldn't keep track of the bewildering array of nearly identical characters. Godfrey, Mrs Pettigrew, Eric, Alec, Granny Barnacle, Mrs Taylor, Guy Leet, Charmian, Dame Lettie, Ronald Sidebottome, Lisa Brooke, Tempest, Sister Burstead, Miss Valvona, Granny Roberts, Mrs Anthony, Granny Duncan... it goes on. Just lost interest in it all.
Brilliantly witty, really loved this. The chapter I read sat in my grandmother’s old people’s home was somewhat uncanny tho
I wanted to like this, but I just couldn't get into it, sadly!