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A review by loxonstag
The Rack by A.E. Ellis
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Not exactly what you'd call an easy read (especially for a hypochondriac like myself!) but I nevertheless found this tale of tuberculosis patients convalescing in the French Alps to be quite absorbing in its rather mannered, darkly comic, very British kind of way.
I really enjoyed the love story, passionate and tumultuous in the way relationships tend to be when serious illness is a factor. Although I did end up having to pretend the characters were a little closer in age...1958 was a different time I guess.
I really enjoyed the love story, passionate and tumultuous in the way relationships tend to be when serious illness is a factor. Although I did end up having to pretend the characters were a little closer in age...1958 was a different time I guess.