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A review by lory_enterenchanted
A Tangled Web by L.M. Montgomery
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
2.5
This book got very mixed reviews - I'd put mine somewhere in the middle. It was readable, but not as charming as some of Montgomery's other books. There were too many characters and it was hard to focus, plus I lost track of who was who at times with all the similar names. The ones who did get a bit more time, Jocelyn and Gay, were hard for me to sympathize with because there was not much to them except for being in love with the wrong men, and eventually the right one.
I also had a hard time believing all those people would get so worked up about a stupid jug. However, people are strange. And no doubt there was not a lot of other entertainment available in rural Canada at the time - perhaps this was part of the point.
The racist joke in the ending is a negative -- from the character who said it, it was believable. However, not OK for Montgomery to end on that as a humorous send-off -- even coming from a time when such jokes were commonplace, it would still strike an off note.
I also had a hard time believing all those people would get so worked up about a stupid jug. However, people are strange. And no doubt there was not a lot of other entertainment available in rural Canada at the time - perhaps this was part of the point.
The racist joke in the ending is a negative -- from the character who said it, it was believable. However, not OK for Montgomery to end on that as a humorous send-off -- even coming from a time when such jokes were commonplace, it would still strike an off note.