A review by 35lauriemb
The Bastard by John Jakes

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.5

I read this book in my 20's and loved it.  Fifty years later I have read it again and find the writing dull and immature.  The writer feels he has to explain details as though the reader cannot comprehend.  Ugh! Terrible unlikeable characters, none of which the reader really gets to know as they are merely written about on the surface.