A review by k_gregz
England, England by Julian Barnes

4.0

I really liked this book once it got to its actual premise: the creation of a theme park that imitates England; but it was slow in getting there in my opinion. Still, the best part of the book was how the imitative English actors would assume the personalities of their historical characters: Dr. Johnson becomes a manic depressive, Robin Hood's gang turns into a real group of outlaws. All of that was very amusing, but there should have been more of it and less of the pre-Island narrative.