A review by whatarebooks
The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst

2.0

My opinion of this book changed about 350 pages in. At first I was excited to read it and the summary and the precedent that was set seemed like it had all the devices to be a great novel. Then after about 300 pages of no plot I was intent on giving this book a 1 star review. The writing is beautiful and Hollinghurst really has a way with words but it was just so tedious getting through it all. I understand the importance of everything happening at the end and the spiral and devastation of the world that has been built for the reader. But could it not have been a bit shorter, and even if the crazy things were left to the end perhaps some sort of plot line could have been added to makes it not so top heavy and entice the reader to actually finish? I loved the message and morals of the book and the politics and society it explores, but can’t give it any more than 2 stars because of how dull I found the majority of the book.