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A review by aaronreadabook
The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope
5.0
A giant 100-chapter novel of cynicism. There are many characters but very few you can wholeheartedly support, and the entire novel revolves around the Trump-like Augustus Melmotte, a rich swindler who everyone is drawn to for his money and power but everyone despises.
This book is full of hypocrites, corruption, cheating, scandal, and lying. Very unlike the quiet country church politics and sweet romances that Trollope usually writes, but a masterfully done satire. Trollope is always great at human nature, be it good or ill.
I was not bored at any point, and if anything I think he could have taken a bit more time to wrap up the ending, even after 800 pages.
This book is full of hypocrites, corruption, cheating, scandal, and lying. Very unlike the quiet country church politics and sweet romances that Trollope usually writes, but a masterfully done satire. Trollope is always great at human nature, be it good or ill.
I was not bored at any point, and if anything I think he could have taken a bit more time to wrap up the ending, even after 800 pages.