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A review by alicereadwrites
Engleby by Sebastian Faulks
4.0
I've never read any of Sebastian Faulks before but this was recommended to me on the creative writing course I'm doing at the moment.
At first I wondered if this book was going to be semi-autobiographical and go into the old boys world of Oxbridge too much, but the more I continued with it the more I found it too intriguing to put down.
Faulks starts off by portraying Engleby as a fairly normal character with a few quirks here and there along with a tough upbringing: you warm to him and feel a bit sorry for him. Then the story starts to twist, everything starts to get much more complex and it really pushes the reader to work a lot of the plot out for themselves.
It's a very clever book as I think every reader will read it quite differently. The ending will leave you with all sorts of questions.
Whatever you think of this book though you can tell Faulks has put a lot of effort into researching this sort of character and it's a character you won't forget for a long time after finishing the book. Definitely worth a read.
At first I wondered if this book was going to be semi-autobiographical and go into the old boys world of Oxbridge too much, but the more I continued with it the more I found it too intriguing to put down.
Faulks starts off by portraying Engleby as a fairly normal character with a few quirks here and there along with a tough upbringing: you warm to him and feel a bit sorry for him. Then the story starts to twist, everything starts to get much more complex and it really pushes the reader to work a lot of the plot out for themselves.
It's a very clever book as I think every reader will read it quite differently. The ending will leave you with all sorts of questions.
Whatever you think of this book though you can tell Faulks has put a lot of effort into researching this sort of character and it's a character you won't forget for a long time after finishing the book. Definitely worth a read.