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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
The final Patrick Melrose novel, and how I will miss him. Patrick is as bitingly clever as ever, and still working on gaining some equilibrium. The gathering at his mother's funeral highlights the foibles of the upper class, the passions and fixations that hold people back, the complexities of living with past trauma, and the sparks of hope that keep us going. This entire series is deeply insightful, witty, horrific, and brilliant.
A beautiful ending to a beautiful series. I loved it. The writing is elegant and i think aubyn’s series is one of the best modern series ive read. I highly recommend it
A satisfying conclusion to the Patrick Melrose novels. Witnessing Patrick come full circle with his traumatic upbringing was bolstering, and the meditations on death and identity and goodness were expressed with great clarity and precision. HOWEVER, while I think it was better than the previous three books in the series, it could not match the power of the first.
"Nevertheless, to write five autobiographies is going too far."
A nice conclusion to the series (if it is the conclusion), and I enjoyed it more than the previous book, if not as much as book 1 (which I still think I'd the best of the bunch) and 3.
A nice conclusion to the series (if it is the conclusion), and I enjoyed it more than the previous book, if not as much as book 1 (which I still think I'd the best of the bunch) and 3.
I didn't find this quite as engaging as the first 3 books. Perhaps because the entire book takes place at a funeral. All the action was in flashbacks. And it definitely had a "summing up" vibe. Still, it is Patrick Melrose. So, thumbs up.
I liked this book and the wit and wry humor is fantastic, but I didn't love it as much as the other Patrick Melrose novels. Such a good writer though.
I absolutely love this entire series on the Melrose family and am hopeful that the glimpses we got of the Melrose children are indicative that St. Aubyn has more to tell us. Stay tuned for the star trek reference in the last chapter.
It really comes together in that final book of the Patrick Melrose novels. Its almost impossible. Almost like St. Aubyn paid ted himself into an acerbic corner with irony paint and yet without sacrificing any of the clear eyed wit hr somehow manages yo get through to dome kind of end.
After slogging through the first four books, I felt I had to read the final one. I'm glad I did, as it did tie up some of the loose ends. Found this final installment to be slightly more entertaining too, but you definitely need the back stories of the other books or you'd be completely lost.
I didn't like this as much as the four novels collected in The Patrick Melrose collection.