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A review by ladulcinella
Offshore by Penelope Fitzgerald
3.0
For some reason Penelope Fitzgerald doesn’t do the trick for me. The book is written in elegant, very subtle prose which provides a great read. I did enjoy the writing very much.
This novel, about a group of people who live on boats, at the edge of water and land, has a lot of themes I usually like: relations, people searching for meanings and a good life,....The end is open, very open and I think that is great.
And still after all these praising words, I cannot connect in any way to the book. I recognize rationally the qualities, but it does nothing for my feelings.
This novel, about a group of people who live on boats, at the edge of water and land, has a lot of themes I usually like: relations, people searching for meanings and a good life,....The end is open, very open and I think that is great.
And still after all these praising words, I cannot connect in any way to the book. I recognize rationally the qualities, but it does nothing for my feelings.