Clayhanger
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Arnold Bennett
(4,25 Sterne; 28 Bewertungen)
This first of a trilogy of novels is a coming-of-age story set in the Midlands of Victorian England, following Edwin Clayhanger as he leaves school, takes over the family business, and falls in love.
The books are set in Bennett's usual setting of "the 5 Towns", a thinly-disguised version of the six towns of "the Potteries" which amalgamated (at the time of which Bennett was writing) into the borough (and later city) of Stoke-on-Trent.
In one of the earlier chapters in the book, Bennett writes that Edwin had only heard of a philosopher as 'someone who made the best of a bad job' and in some ways that is what Edwin has to do in the book - survive under a stifling layer of conduct imposed by his father, his church and the society he is part of.
(Introduction by Wikipedia, summarised by seasound11) (21 hr 2 min)
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Bewertungen
Intolerable reader
(1 Sterne)
I honestly can't attest to the quality of the story, as I didn't make it to the end of the first chapter. The reader disregards all commas, full stops and other grammar that would denote a pause, which I found incredibly irking.
V
(3 Sterne)
The book great until the last chapter. That chapter was confusing and ended abruptly. However the reader was wonderful.
Val
(5 Sterne)
A interesting,funny,sad story of a man's life.