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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
It is rather difficult to rate the one book when you can not see it apart from the other two books in this series. Overall the first and mostly the second book where the best. But this one sort of brings it all together. Jane Gardam is an exquisite writer, who paints colourful stories filled with colourful people. The three books are the story of a time long lost and forgotten. The stories of Edward Feathers, old filth, his wife Bettie, Teddy Veneering, old friends Dulcie and Fred Fiscal-Smith. Not one story has only one side to it. Even history is not always what it seems. The main characters have their haydays during the last great days of the Brittish empirie. And they leave that all behind with regret but also with a new hope for the future. Interesting and captivating read. I loved it.
emotional
funny
reflective
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:
Complicated
A disappointment after enjoying the first two books in the series. Couldn't finish it. It was one of my reading challenge prompts too.
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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Second outing with this which is the third book in ‘The Old Filth’ trilogy. Truly excellent writing. Jane Gardam is a genius - so subtle and understated yet she really makes an impact.
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have enjoyed this trilogy. A little ways into this third one, I thought I might be getting bored with it as it focused more on 2 side characters I wasn't as interested in. But the way Jane Gardam connects all these characters together in the story is pretty fascinating, and I found that I enjoyed this third one as well. Many thanks to Ann Patchett for recommending this trilogy as I would never have found out about Jane Gardam without her recommendation.
Just as rewarding and engaging as Old Filth and Man in the Wooden Hat, though partly, I suspect, due to my deep and abiding affection for this world, these characters. A more objective reader might judge this an inferior cousin to the towering first and second installments in the trilogy; I simply reveled in it.