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A review by michelleh312
England, England by Julian Barnes
2.0
I'm honestly not sure what I've been reading the past few days. Perhaps I'm not smart enough to understand it, or perhaps I know too little of England and its history.
There were times I enjoyed it and I felt as if the story was about to get interesting, but then it would get lost in details again. The story only got started about 60% in, and then fell short of my expectations. I think there was so much more to tell about Old England and Martha and Paul's relationship. Besides this, there were just too many details that weren't necessary to the story, in my view, which made certain parts quite boring.
It is a shame, really, because I think the premise and the underlying themes are brilliant and so interesting. I just didn't like the execution of it.
There were times I enjoyed it and I felt as if the story was about to get interesting, but then it would get lost in details again. The story only got started about 60% in, and then fell short of my expectations. I think there was so much more to tell about Old England and Martha and Paul's relationship. Besides this, there were just too many details that weren't necessary to the story, in my view, which made certain parts quite boring.
It is a shame, really, because I think the premise and the underlying themes are brilliant and so interesting. I just didn't like the execution of it.