A review by geowhaley
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner

4.0

My Recommendation: It was a good read and relatively quick. There were definite moments that dragged on a little too long, but for the most part the book was well paced. I found the introspective scenes when Edith was alone with her thoughts to be just as intriguing as those when she was interacting with the menagerie of guests at the Hotel du Lac. For such a short work, there were a lot of personalities crammed in and each one stands out distinctly showing that Brookner really had mastered her craft when she finally wrote this one. 

My Response:  What an interesting novel. I had no idea what to expect going into this. I knew it was famous, I knew it was Brookner's most famous novel and I knew it won the year I was born. That's about it.

I picked it up almost a decade ago because I knew it was a Booker Prize winner and at the time I had intentions of reading the full list. And, while I still may read the full list, there are no pressures or time constraints. That being said I'm starting to pare down my physical book collection and I'm sure I'll be reading more and more as I have plenty physical books.