A review by sireno8
The Manticore by Robertson Davies

5.0

A full, rich and rewarding read with a brilliant construction.Iit's comforting, educational and entertaining all at the same time. Though the ending left me hanging a bit, I think that was the point. I keep picking it apart and turning it over which gives the tale a more long reaching and lingering effect and keeps the characters alive in my imagination. I came away from this book finding Jungian analysis so interesting (much the same way I came away from FIFTH BUSINESS feeling about hagiology) and that's something I never imagined I'd say. It's a novel about perceptions and my perceptions were changing constantly--keeping me turning the pages at a surprisingly rapid pace. I was also impressed at how this tale is grafted onto FB but from a completely different angle so it could quite possibly stand alone--though I'm sure I got more out of this one by reading FB first. Am really looking forward to reading WORLD OF WONDERS -- the third in the trilogy.