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A review by ashdreads
The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst
2.0
I don't normally give books two stars, but in all honesty I kind of wish I just put this one down after the first two parts and let it go. I read this in the first place because it was nominated as one of the 2012 books in this year's Tournament of Books, so I kept hoping that the story would somehow become more interesting... unfortunately for me it did not.
In a lot of ways the writing style reminded me of The Northern Clemency. Another book by an English author that I struggled with. It felt with both that the plot just meandered along with really no action whatsoever.
There is a recap of the plot at the end of the kindle edition I read. If I were to do this over, I would just read those few pages and call the book read. It would have saved me from what I consider a fairly painful and ultimately disappointing reading experience.
Also for the life of me I can't figure out why the book is titled, "The Stranger's Child". Does anyone know?
In a lot of ways the writing style reminded me of The Northern Clemency. Another book by an English author that I struggled with. It felt with both that the plot just meandered along with really no action whatsoever.
There is a recap of the plot at the end of the kindle edition I read. If I were to do this over, I would just read those few pages and call the book read. It would have saved me from what I consider a fairly painful and ultimately disappointing reading experience.
Also for the life of me I can't figure out why the book is titled, "The Stranger's Child". Does anyone know?