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A review by misajane79
The Last September by Elizabeth Bowen
3.0
One of those very quiet books, though set in a tumultuous time. It's Ireland in 1920, after the Great War but right smack dab in the middle of the "troubles." I think I would have enjoyed this book much more if I knew more about Irish history, but it also wasn't quite a good enough book to make me want to go read up on Irish history.
It's a drawing room drama. People visit, soldiers are flirted with, plans for the future are made and then ruined. Parts of it are hysterical, but I also found myself rereading sentences occasionally. I also discovered this is not a book to be read before bed, but one for when you're fully awake.
I think this is one of those books you have to be in the mood for, and for the first half of the book, I just wasn't.
It's a drawing room drama. People visit, soldiers are flirted with, plans for the future are made and then ruined. Parts of it are hysterical, but I also found myself rereading sentences occasionally. I also discovered this is not a book to be read before bed, but one for when you're fully awake.
I think this is one of those books you have to be in the mood for, and for the first half of the book, I just wasn't.