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Henry Henry
by Allen Bratton
Henry Henry. Henry Henry. Henry Henry.
Henry Henry is another of those slice of life novels I’ve picked up because it sounded interesting, only for me to constantly question if I should keep reading it. Part of me wants to give up from boredom, but the other part of me wants to keep reading in the hope that something, anything interesting happens. Well, I’m sorry to say that although I did finish this, nothing really happened…
Hal Lancaster, is the heir to the Duke of Lancaster is in a rut. Living in London and cycling between drinking, doing drugs, showing up at his internship, fighting with his siblings, and avoiding his father.
Re-enter Harry Percy. A schoolmate of Hal’s who it appears he has an immense dislike. Until a shooting accident throws Hal and Harry into a relationship which they both know will end eventually. But throws light onto the complex daddy issues that Hal has. And boy do I mean complex. They’re something we get a glimpse of early on, but it’s not until later we know what’s really happening. And even then I wasn’t 100% sure I read what I read.
Honestly, the relationship between Hal and his father was the most interesting part of this novel. Maybe if I was familiar with the Shakespeare work it’s based on, it would be more enjoyable? Maybe not. Also what was that ending? Absolutely nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada
Henry Henry is another of those slice of life novels I’ve picked up because it sounded interesting, only for me to constantly question if I should keep reading it. Part of me wants to give up from boredom, but the other part of me wants to keep reading in the hope that something, anything interesting happens. Well, I’m sorry to say that although I did finish this, nothing really happened…
Hal Lancaster, is the heir to the Duke of Lancaster is in a rut. Living in London and cycling between drinking, doing drugs, showing up at his internship, fighting with his siblings, and avoiding his father.
Re-enter Harry Percy. A schoolmate of Hal’s who it appears he has an immense dislike. Until a shooting accident throws Hal and Harry into a relationship which they both know will end eventually. But throws light onto the complex daddy issues that Hal has. And boy do I mean complex. They’re something we get a glimpse of early on, but it’s not until later we know what’s really happening. And even then I wasn’t 100% sure I read what I read.
Honestly, the relationship between Hal and his father was the most interesting part of this novel. Maybe if I was familiar with the Shakespeare work it’s based on, it would be more enjoyable? Maybe not. Also what was that ending? Absolutely nothing. Zip. Zero. Nada