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My booklog is pathetic
Books I have read in the last month:
Of course I was going to like it, because I like 19th century English novels about people deciding who they are going to marry and grappling with moral quandaries and going on hunts and things, and I like Anthony Trollope (The Way We Live Now! yes!). But, I thought the first half was pretty slow and hard to get into. It got considerably more badass around 3/4 of the way through--the climax of the Plantagenet Palliser/Lady Glencora plot is worth the price of admission, and by the time it gets to the long post-climax coda I was devouring it (but I LOVE post-climax codas). I thought Trollope achieved his intent of making the Her you are supposed to Forgive (if you Can!), Alice, progressively more likeable as the book went on. (You know how I feel about highly principled INTJ women, and I didn't even really like her at first, although she's much of the same breed as the main girl in MY UNPUBLISHABLE NOVEL. So, I don't know, maybe that's a bad sign.)
I'm not sure about the message re: whether being in Parliament is a noble goal or not. It seems to depend on the characters' wealth (people who are rich = it's awesome to go into parliament! people who are poor = stay where you are! But the guy who didn't have enough money to be in Parliament was also a jerk, so it's unclear.) I think the next book, Phineas Finn, will address that more. So, something to look forward to.
- Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope
Of course I was going to like it, because I like 19th century English novels about people deciding who they are going to marry and grappling with moral quandaries and going on hunts and things, and I like Anthony Trollope (The Way We Live Now! yes!). But, I thought the first half was pretty slow and hard to get into. It got considerably more badass around 3/4 of the way through--the climax of the Plantagenet Palliser/Lady Glencora plot is worth the price of admission, and by the time it gets to the long post-climax coda I was devouring it (but I LOVE post-climax codas). I thought Trollope achieved his intent of making the Her you are supposed to Forgive (if you Can!), Alice, progressively more likeable as the book went on. (You know how I feel about highly principled INTJ women, and I didn't even really like her at first, although she's much of the same breed as the main girl in MY UNPUBLISHABLE NOVEL. So, I don't know, maybe that's a bad sign.)
I'm not sure about the message re: whether being in Parliament is a noble goal or not. It seems to depend on the characters' wealth (people who are rich = it's awesome to go into parliament! people who are poor = stay where you are! But the guy who didn't have enough money to be in Parliament was also a jerk, so it's unclear.) I think the next book, Phineas Finn, will address that more. So, something to look forward to.