A review by watchingpreacher
The Patrick Melrose Novels by Edward St. Aubyn

5.0

An astounding five-novel journey through the life of Patrick Melrose and the disintegration of Britain's upper class. Every page serves up a gem of wit, warmth or wisdom; sometimes all three in all. Immensely pleasurable to read; St. Aubyn's genius prose describes better than maybe anything I've ever read how it feels to be alive, how thoughts link up and wash over you, and how exhausting it is to live with a mind that chatters away and that never stops. These novels are absolute masterpieces, all of them, in very different ways. With these five novels, Edward St. Aubyn guides us through life, with all its complexities and paradoxes. I loved them, I loved the characters and I can't wait to read them again sometime; these are some of the funniest, warmest and loveliest books I have ever had the sheer pleasure to read.