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A review by thingslucyreads
Jack Holmes and His Friend by Edmund White
3.0
Rating: 3.5/5
Don't let my low star rating fool you, this book is very good. Let me explain. White's writing is the kind of delicious prose that makes you feel that you're eating the book rather than reading it. His characters are well-rounded and seem very, very accurate to the time in which they live and the society they are a part of. The only reason I gave it three and a half stars and not higher is just that I personally didn't love it. Don't get me wrong, I did very much enjoy it, but it's just not going to make any of my "favourite books" lists.
But, that said, it is definitely a book that should be read, and it has made me interested to read more of White's novels.
Don't let my low star rating fool you, this book is very good. Let me explain. White's writing is the kind of delicious prose that makes you feel that you're eating the book rather than reading it. His characters are well-rounded and seem very, very accurate to the time in which they live and the society they are a part of. The only reason I gave it three and a half stars and not higher is just that I personally didn't love it. Don't get me wrong, I did very much enjoy it, but it's just not going to make any of my "favourite books" lists.
But, that said, it is definitely a book that should be read, and it has made me interested to read more of White's novels.