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Hotel Du Lac
by Anita Brookner
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
What a sweet little read this is I did pick it up and put it back down again in June when I had a lot going on , it is a slow burn of a beginning with Edith hope romantic novelist making her observations of fellow guests at the hotel du lac . We know she’s “done something “ back at home to cause “embarrassment “ to friends ,she has no family to speak of ,and at 39 is written off as a spinster . Oh how times have changed what’s wrong with being a spinster 🤣 I’d say in modern life now 99% of women dream of more me time , and time alone and an awful lot prefer life without the complications of marriage . But this is the 20s & social norms were very different & women were judged and demonised for very small misdemeanours, or just simply for being different . Anyway without any spoilers we as the reader learn towards the end of the book what she did and why and now in the times
We live friends would stick by her . I’d also class Penelope her neighbour and so called friend a frenemy (this great word came about in the 1950s) . This was
A Booker prize winner in the 80s and I can see why it is a genius little book and im very surprised by the low ratings ,
Looking at some
Of the more reason book prize winners and nominations this year it beats them hands down .
We live friends would stick by her . I’d also class Penelope her neighbour and so called friend a frenemy (this great word came about in the 1950s) . This was
A Booker prize winner in the 80s and I can see why it is a genius little book and im very surprised by the low ratings ,
Looking at some
Of the more reason book prize winners and nominations this year it beats them hands down .