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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
A lot of the allure of the book was seeing how it would all pan out. I could guess the ending pretty well from the first few pages, but I still found myself in suspense. There's something a tiny bit cartoonish in the characters, but that didn't diminish their appeal.
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This is a re-read of what was my favourite Trollope. I still like it, but possibly for very different reasons. Twenty years ago I found the alcoholism chapters prolonged and difficult. Now I think it's one of the most powerful parts of the book. I still love it for it's amazingly mature study of the question 'What is a gentleman? What is a gentlewoman?'.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Classism
Includes a moving description of the alcoholic Sir Roger Scatcherd. The Doctor struggles to find a balance between professional responsibility, compassion and enabling in Sir Roger's dramatic death scene.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Anthony Trollope is such a good writer. I found it difficult to put this book down once the story got going. The firsy two chapters of description were a little dull but then Trollope apologises to his readers for this and goes on to explain that he could not think of any other way of doing it.
Although this is book 3 in the Barsetshire series, I would describe it as a stand alone book.
Although this is book 3 in the Barsetshire series, I would describe it as a stand alone book.
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
