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clarissacardona 's review for:
Any Human Heart
by William Boyd
When I started, I wasn't sure if I liked this book or not but, in the end, I actually enjoyed it.
Boyd chooses to present us with the life story of fictional writer Logan Mountstuart through a series of journals kept through the span of his life and the 20th century. Written in first person, the robust prose takes us on a journey in which Logan grows and evolves as a person. We see his life through school an Oxford, two world wars, three marriages, numerous affairs, interactions with literary celebrities, and so much more.
I will admit to not always being a huge fan of our protagonist but Boyd has a way of making the reader sympathize with him. He's is definitely an ordinary man with flaws like the rest of us. I felt myself feel happy when he marries Freya, joy when Stella is born, despair when he's interned in Switzerland, depressed when he loses his family, and sad as his life comes to an end. And I don't even like him that much as a person. It is truly a testament to the author's writing talent to keep me entranced with a character I don't particularly like. Bravo!
Boyd chooses to present us with the life story of fictional writer Logan Mountstuart through a series of journals kept through the span of his life and the 20th century. Written in first person, the robust prose takes us on a journey in which Logan grows and evolves as a person. We see his life through school an Oxford, two world wars, three marriages, numerous affairs, interactions with literary celebrities, and so much more.
I will admit to not always being a huge fan of our protagonist but Boyd has a way of making the reader sympathize with him. He's is definitely an ordinary man with flaws like the rest of us. I felt myself feel happy when he marries Freya, joy when Stella is born, despair when he's interned in Switzerland, depressed when he loses his family, and sad as his life comes to an end. And I don't even like him that much as a person. It is truly a testament to the author's writing talent to keep me entranced with a character I don't particularly like. Bravo!