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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I can't even tell you how much I enjoyed these books, although I left a big gap between reading #2 and reading this last one.
This was my favorite line in Last Friends, when Dulcie was musing about time: "Jesus had probably never seen a clock. Were there any? She tried to imagine the Son of Man with a wrist watch..."
This was my favorite line in Last Friends, when Dulcie was musing about time: "Jesus had probably never seen a clock. Were there any? She tried to imagine the Son of Man with a wrist watch..."
Jane Gardam moves a plot so quickly you're almost missing the details. And her characters so rich, with such spare details. What a master.
funny
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Strictly for those of us who have been foll wing the Filth story and hugely enjoyable if you have. Actually I want to go back and reread them.
In which we get the backstory of Terry Veneering, which is quite odd and totally believable, and the poor Fiscal-Smith. The characters intersect in rich and strange ways, so I'd recommend reading the three books in quick succession.
I very much enjoyed this book, which expanded on the lives of the secondary characters to the Filth and Betty books. I especially liked the ending, which I can interpret either way, depending on my mood. I highly recommend the series.
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this trilogy. I look forward to reading more by this author!
Third of a trilogy which I read about from a book review of this book. I read all 3 starting with the first one while on vacation. I enjoyed all of them very much, but thought that the first 2 were the best. Interesting characters and their lives are interwoven throughout all 3 books.
A little dust in the room at the end, making my eyes water. A not-quite satisfying third installment of the Old Filth trilogy. The first two books were masterpieces, I thought. This one seemed thin, poorly edited, and about as attention deficient as one of its narrators, Dulcie. That last was perhaps intentional, but I don't think so. Still, I was happy to live with these characters once more; I love them so.
An unnecessary 3rd book - minor characters' stories which weren't v intriguing...I had loved other 2 books and felt this was "a publisher's" add-on...