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The Talented Miss Farwell
by Emily Gray Tedrowe
The Talented Miss Farwell is not a great book, but I’m glad I read it. For me, it started very well, showing how a talented mathematician who genuinely cared about her small town could justify embezzling from it.
Miss Farwell had an unexceptional life, having given up her chance at college to save her father's business, when she stumbled on something that was exceptional to her - art. At first she borrowed and returned, borrowed and returned, but once the art world gave her a chance to live a completely different life on the side, she got in deeper and deeper, with no chance of making up the difference. She was not likable but she was interesting. I liked how the author depicted her adapting her criminal method to the times, such as when email was introduced and she had to figure out how to continue to cover her tracks once computers became mainstream.
I'm not particularly interested in art, so those parts didn't fascinate me. This is a character study; we don't get to know anyone but Miss Farwell.
Toward the end the narrative got repetitive and a little dull, and I was glad when the book finally ended. This book sheds a little light on obsession, self-justification, and the need for an outlet for passion. I enjoyed the Illinois setting.
Book club discussions coming up this week.
Miss Farwell had an unexceptional life, having given up her chance at college to save her father's business, when she stumbled on something that was exceptional to her - art. At first she borrowed and returned, borrowed and returned, but once the art world gave her a chance to live a completely different life on the side, she got in deeper and deeper, with no chance of making up the difference. She was not likable but she was interesting. I liked how the author depicted her adapting her criminal method to the times, such as when email was introduced and she had to figure out how to continue to cover her tracks once computers became mainstream.
I'm not particularly interested in art, so those parts didn't fascinate me. This is a character study; we don't get to know anyone but Miss Farwell.
Toward the end the narrative got repetitive and a little dull, and I was glad when the book finally ended. This book sheds a little light on obsession, self-justification, and the need for an outlet for passion. I enjoyed the Illinois setting.
Book club discussions coming up this week.