pickStayed up far too late on a school night to finish this. A slow burn tragedy which is an indictment of the many forms of misogyny The book is really about the disposability of women. It may be fiction but it is grounded in all too bleak reality
pickI don't know what I think or feel about this book.
It certainly kept me reading... I didn't feel.i was understanding some of the last quarter as it became very fluid in time and character. I'm.stoll uncertain as to all the underlying implications.
However, definitely very well written and thought out. Really intriguing plot twists and turns.
Another lockdown borrowed book...
A young girl, pregnant, comes to England Tom Ireland, searching for her lover. There appears to be some eeeriness and creepiness around an encounter with a stranger...
pickThis short novel (213 pages) is 24 years old but I‘ve only just read it. William Trevor writes about casual cruelty and violence in a calm, understated, rueful style. I felt sympathy for the dull misery of Felicia‘s marginalized life before, during and at the end of her journey yet somehow detached from it. (Yes, that‘s part of the point.) The ending is great but I‘m not quite persuaded it was worth the journey to get there. A tentative pick.
#TooManyCreeps but a dark part of me looooves this kind of fiction - at least these three.
#FierceFeb
pickWilliam Trevor‘s 1994 Whitbread Award-winning novel Felicia‘s Journey smoulders with suspense. At its simplest, it‘s a cat-and-mouse story, but it considers a number of prickly social issues as well: homelessness, abortion, forgiveness, family duty, and the afterlife among them.
I found it riveting, and Mr Hildritch is one of the creepiest characters I‘ve recently read.
#williamtrevor
pickI really looked forward to this book and I did enjoy it, especially the character of Mr. Hilditch and the scenes about his being and thinking, eating and acting. Felicia herself I thought a bit flat.
The book did not meet my expectations, however. #1001books
pickHow can one give a proper review on this with no spoilers? Suffice it to say, it's good and it's creepy. 45/1,001 #1001Books
Just finished this evening. Two words: Creepy. Haunting. 😦
Any guess why I bought this book today? It sounds like a great read too!
Published in the 1990's, but I didn't read it until last year. I love William Trevor's writing, and in my opinion, this is one of his best. Significant creep factor in this one. #publishedinthe1990s #photoadaynov16
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