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There Should Be More Dancing (2011)

by Rosalie Ham(Favorite Author)

3.31 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Vintage (Random House Australia)

review 1: Interesting, at times entertaining. It took me a few pages to adjust to the structure of the book which alternated between first person account of the climatic event in a ruminatory style and an omniscient 3rd person narrative the events leading up to the climax. What made it a bit harder to read though was that most if not all the characters, including the protagonist, seemed more like caricatures trying to be funny than well rounded people with all their redeeming qualities - as well as their obvious flaws. The most sympathetic characters were minor ones - the granddaughter Pud and Mrs Parsons. I wondered too about the realism of the ending. Having said that, it was still an interesting portrayal of intergenerational relationships and the challenges of a... moreging.
review 2: I loved this author's first novel 'The Dressmaker' on its release for its quirky and eccentric characterisations. I came to this one as it was scheduled for my bookgroup as our lighter end of the year fiction read. This one has an urban setting and features the first person narration of Margery who is dealing with family who would like to see her whisked off to a nursing home. Margery has lived a quiet life in a Brunswick Street taking wisdom from desktop calender quotations and spends her days doing crossstitch. This is ultimately a tale about old age , regrets and a life blighted by tragedy and an unhappy marriage. A sad and at times funny tale filled with characters that are probably all too familiar. less

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