Phew! This book took a while. I started it, under the impression that it was quite short. I read it on my Kindle and the details said that it had around 100 pages; it is actually rather over 600 pages!
The story is long and quite detailed, illustrating some interesting angles on aspects of life in England a century ago. It is well written, with excellent descriptive sequences and a lot of humour, but it is too long. I think a third of it could be edited out - as I feel it would be in a modern book - and the story would be tighter, but lose none of its richness.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, but the excessive length would deter me from reading any of the author’s other work.
The story is long and quite detailed, illustrating some interesting angles on aspects of life in England a century ago. It is well written, with excellent descriptive sequences and a lot of humour, but it is too long. I think a third of it could be edited out - as I feel it would be in a modern book - and the story would be tighter, but lose none of its richness.
Overall, I enjoyed the book, but the excessive length would deter me from reading any of the author’s other work.
