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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
Un bijou, peut-être un!peu moins brilliant (parce que moins surprenant?) que les deux premiers. Une trilogie (ou devrait-on dire ‘triologie’ dans le cas présent?) que je relirai en rafale pendant les vacances.
Beautifully written, but I wanted more on Old Filth, Betty and Vaneering.
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Deel twee viel een beetje tegen, deel drie was weer een stuk beter. Dit deel behandeld voornamelijk "the day after" (nadat Filth en Veneering dood zijn) plus de vroege jaren van Veneering (met onder meer een Russische circus-artiest). Eigenlijk is Veneering een stuk interessanter dan Filth :-)
Last Friends, the final book in Gardam's Old Filth trilogy, doesn't quite live up to the standard set by its older siblings. Still, I'd recommend it for Old Filth fans who want to know more about Veneering, Filth's rival in love and law. Two minor characters from the series also get a charming storyline. I love Gardam's prose, but this book was jumpy, filled with unnecessary coincidences, and much of it would be incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't read the first two books.
Weet eigenlijk niet goed wat ik ervan moet vinden. Ik denk dat ik de hele trilogie nog eens moet herlezen.
I really liked the other two books in the series, but I didn't care much for Terry in the first two books, so when this last one in the series focused on him, I wasn't overly thrilled. It filled in some of the gaps, but I skimmed the last half of this book.
slow-paced
A very quick read—unsatisfying so—needs revisiting after I reread the other two “Old Filth” books in order to fully appreciate the background stories. Will reassess my rating at that point. I was completely enamoured by “Old Filth” and “The Man in the Wooden Hat” and wanted to recapture that magical feeling with “Last Friends”.