A review by nick_jenkins
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope

3.0

I would like to read more Trollope to gauge whether my reactions are to this book or to his style and general manner, but I liked this novel far less than I anticipated doing. Partly, I found none of the characters particularly intriguing--even Melmotte--and felt that the social commentary was rather rote. There was very little vitality to the novel: without feeling predetermined, the action somehow never seemed spontaneous either. It made for a very long book.