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A review by danilanglie
The Forest by Edward Rutherfurd
4.0
One thing that really stood out to me about this book (the last of the available Rutherfurds... I've read the whole collection!) was how the families blended together. In the final chapter, you've got a Pride meeting another Pride, and there are the Furzeys and the Tottons and the Albions all related to each other... it really shows how much blending happens, and makes the people of the Forest feel very much integrated into the ecosystem.
Like all of Rutherfurd's books, I don't think I'm going to be taking away many strong memories of the characters, all of whom blend together a largely identical way, but I will remember the family characteristics, and the careful way that the setting becomes the main character of every book. It's not a character study, and it's not supposed to be. I was actually moved by Fanny's romance, and I liked spending such a long time with Alice... there are plenty of gems in here. As an added bonus, this is an area of England I knew virtually nothing about, so I was happy to learn more!
Like all of Rutherfurd's books, I don't think I'm going to be taking away many strong memories of the characters, all of whom blend together a largely identical way, but I will remember the family characteristics, and the careful way that the setting becomes the main character of every book. It's not a character study, and it's not supposed to be. I was actually moved by Fanny's romance, and I liked spending such a long time with Alice... there are plenty of gems in here. As an added bonus, this is an area of England I knew virtually nothing about, so I was happy to learn more!