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A review by margeryk101
Free Fall by William Golding
4.0
I've been swithering about whether I should award this book three or four stars. I've opted for the larger award, as it is a rare candidate for a re-read.
It took me a long time to get into this book, and didn't sit well with reading in small snatches. For a while, I couldn't see where it was going, but I've experienced this before with Golding's novels and know that the reader is rewarded if he/she sticks it out, and so I was.
What made this novel more enjoyable than a simple fictional biography (for me) was the sequencing of the memories: the jumping to and fro gave an element of surprise combined with a satisfying picking up of a common thread, (a thread that only becomes apparent at the tail end of the book).
The language in the first chapter or two in particular was brilliant. Really enjoyed it.
It took me a long time to get into this book, and didn't sit well with reading in small snatches. For a while, I couldn't see where it was going, but I've experienced this before with Golding's novels and know that the reader is rewarded if he/she sticks it out, and so I was.
What made this novel more enjoyable than a simple fictional biography (for me) was the sequencing of the memories: the jumping to and fro gave an element of surprise combined with a satisfying picking up of a common thread, (a thread that only becomes apparent at the tail end of the book).
The language in the first chapter or two in particular was brilliant. Really enjoyed it.