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I really enjoyed this book. Except for some boredom over Sarah's letter to the Major in London, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was a strange mix of farce, with the dilapidated hotel and the strange cast of characters, and drama, with the violence and conflict between the Catholic Irish and the Protestant English. Despite these two rather contrasting features, Farrell makes the book work. Just a great novel, and the ending seemed the perfect punctuation point on it.
I found the setting of the hotel fascinating. Very reminiscent of Mervyn Peake's sprawling castle in Gormenghast, the hotel sprawled with endless abandoned and forgotten rooms, inhabited by all matter of cats and other creatures. Like in Peake's book, the Majesty becomes it's own character, creating a somewhat eerie feeling, with the few inhabitants going about their business in this sprawling forgotten monstrosity. It provides a great atmosphere for the story.
I found the setting of the hotel fascinating. Very reminiscent of Mervyn Peake's sprawling castle in Gormenghast, the hotel sprawled with endless abandoned and forgotten rooms, inhabited by all matter of cats and other creatures. Like in Peake's book, the Majesty becomes it's own character, creating a somewhat eerie feeling, with the few inhabitants going about their business in this sprawling forgotten monstrosity. It provides a great atmosphere for the story.