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A review by wendoxford
Every Man for Himself by Beryl Bainbridge
4.0
We all know how this story ends yet Bainbridge presents Titanic's maiden voyage in a masterly way. She uses techniques that brush fiction against known historical characters, layering the entrenched "classed" society meeting its fate with witty observations - a vignette of black humour/comedy of manners.
The writing avoids references to "good chaps" (or indeed "bad lot") yet it festers there nonetheless as we watch the social interaction, jaded morality and sense of entitlement from the first class deck.
I love the book's unique slant and its constant bubbling tensions.
The writing avoids references to "good chaps" (or indeed "bad lot") yet it festers there nonetheless as we watch the social interaction, jaded morality and sense of entitlement from the first class deck.
I love the book's unique slant and its constant bubbling tensions.