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A World Of Other People (2013)

by Steven Carroll(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

review 1: I'm just going to come right out and say it. This is far from my favourite book.The book itself had a great idea behind it, don't get me wrong, but it let itself down in a few aspects.1- The way it was written. At some points within the book, it was difficult to read, as the sentences were structured oddly. Not only this, but I felt that there wasn't enough description of the characters and settings themselves. I found that a lot of the book was telling of metaphors and sayings, rather than the actual story line. 2- The ending. It was a huge let down for me. I'm not going to spoil anything, but it was a let down for the book. At times I was waiting for something miraculous to happen, or for the characters to fall in love again. But it just didn't happen.There we go, rant ... moreover.
review 2: I am a fan of Steven Carroll and I loved this book, it is one to be re-read many times.His writing style is beautifully concise and the "between the lines" bits are packed in this moving and evocative story centred around WWII. War has always provided much inspiration for fabulous literature in the past and will continue to do so, but it was so good to be able to compare the idealistic view (Eliot) with the realistic one in Iris. I think Carroll has absolutely nailed the precious fragility of life, whether during wartime or not, in his characters of Iris and Jim.Will have to join Hannah Kent on next year's Franklin List. less

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