A review by jenmcmaynes
The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope

3.0

3.5 stars. My opinion was very mixed on this last visit to Barset. On the one hand, it was very pleasant to see so many old friends from the previous 5 books. On the other hand, the main plot -- the story of the stolen check and Mr. Crawley's problems -- was not very interesting (mostly because of how unsympathetic a character Mr. Crawley was). And I found it particularly frustrating that so much space was devoted to John Eames and Lily Dale (the main characters from The Small House at Allington)(seriously, probably a quarter of the book was devoted to them)--only to have the same conclusion as before (vague, but spoiler free). So. I could go on and on -- as I should after 900 pages -- but I'll just sum up by saying it was all just a little unsatisfying. I still highly recommend this series, but the book is not great as a stand-alone entry.