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Chargement... Testimonies (1952)par Patrick O'Brian
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Not my type. Too artsy for me. ( ) It probably wasn't fair to give this book 1 star, but I mostly hated it. I was attracted to it because of O'Brian's Master and Commander series. The writing was okay and I now know something about Wales in the early 20th century. But this book is so dreary. I seldom read a book that is technically superior but without any other redeeming value. PS I really enjoyed The Golden Ocean, another of O'Brian's earlier novels. This is an early and little known O'Brian novel (having never been printed in paperback before this edition). One might think O'Brian's signature is adventure stories, or perhaps sea stories - in which case this would appear a-typical, being set in a remote valley in North Wales. Looked at a different way, this book is entirely in keeping with the more famous works of its author; it relies on deep character study and interaction to tell a powerful story. THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN CURTAILED IN PROTEST AT GOODREADS' CENSORSHIP POLICY See the complete review here: http://arbieroo.booklikes.com/post/335032/post bookshelves: autumn-2013, britain-wales, debut, hardback, one-penny-wonder, paper-read, published-1952 Recommended to ☯Bettie☯ by: spotted on Robert's update Read from October 30 to November 04, 2013 The debut novel. First published in 1952 under the title Three Bear Witness Dedication: For Mary, with love ' Opening: Pugh "Mr Pugh, I came to ask some questions about your life in Cwm Bugail and about Mrs Vaughan of Gelli, Bronwen Vaughan. But now I think it would be better if you were to let me have a written account." O'Brian is a master wordsmith, and so thorough in his descriptions; take that sheep-shearing sequence, I was in there with the back-breaking exertions, branding and wound cleaning. He is also a master storyteller; this dark tale set within a tiny insular community evoked a palpable, brooding atmosphere. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
This novel, set in Wales, tells a tale of love and death centred around an Oxford don who leaves for a Welsh farm and for the wife of a neighbouring farmer. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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