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A review by ageorge1877
The Warden by Anthony Trollope
4.0
This lowkey fucks.
For the opening few chapters I was like 'hmmm is this even too quaint for ME?' A story about a scandal around a sweet old man who gets paid a bit too much to run an almshouse? In a fictional cathedral town? I love gentle realism but could I be arsed? Yes! So glad I stuck with it!!!
Mr Harding is a gem of a character and deserves the world. Once I got used to his mannerisms and Trollope's writing style I found so much warmth and wisdom in this little booko. Plus once I got stuck in there's actually a LOT of very interesting, topical discourse about the power of the press and the dangers of a reactionary culture.
Trollope clearly knows that context matters, and as such all the characters are very intelligently written, all containing good n bad multitudes that really ignite what should be a doddery ol tale into High Drama with some very touching moments along the way.
For the opening few chapters I was like 'hmmm is this even too quaint for ME?' A story about a scandal around a sweet old man who gets paid a bit too much to run an almshouse? In a fictional cathedral town? I love gentle realism but could I be arsed? Yes! So glad I stuck with it!!!
Mr Harding is a gem of a character and deserves the world. Once I got used to his mannerisms and Trollope's writing style I found so much warmth and wisdom in this little booko. Plus once I got stuck in there's actually a LOT of very interesting, topical discourse about the power of the press and the dangers of a reactionary culture.
Trollope clearly knows that context matters, and as such all the characters are very intelligently written, all containing good n bad multitudes that really ignite what should be a doddery ol tale into High Drama with some very touching moments along the way.