sebastian faulks a week in december review

I have read the majority of his novels, six of which I have previously reviewed, I am including the links to them for those of you that might be interested.ĭevil May Care Engleby Human Traces A Week in December A Possible Life

Recommended to anyone that is a fan of Sebastian Faulks writing or interested in history of the period as both people and place come alive as one reads. Immersing myself in their parallel stories was easy as through their voices and those of the people that Hannah was researching we learn how the dilemmas we live through reflect on our life choices.

The two main characters that meet quite by chance are from very different backgrounds, Hannah is an educated historian and aware young lady, whereas Tariq is her opposite a rather naive young man who knows nothing of the history of Paris. This one as the title Paris Echo hints at is full of the echoes of the history of Paris. My Opinion: There is no doubt that Sebastian Faulks is a talented writer of literary fiction and I have at different levels enjoyed all the novels I have read by him. Review Quote: ‘ The most impressive novelist of his generation’ Sunday Telegraph Source: LoveReading Consumer Reader Review Panel Memberįirst Sentence: I was taking a pee in the bathroom when I caught sight of myself in the mirror.įavourite Quote: I believed in the impact of previous existences on every day I was alive in more excited moments I came to think that the membrane of death was semi-permeable. My main disappointment is how the book ends.Publisher: Penguin, Random House 6th September 2018 The book is made up of several stories running in parallel that hardly impinge on one another and so the expectation is that by the end some connections will be formed. Through the voice of a character who is a writer and critic Faulks airs some of his criticisms of other writers, albeit disguised for those of us not in the know. There are over-long polemics about the genesis of the banking crisis and much about the rise of Islamic extremism. The book is largely a dystopic commentary on modern urban life in Britain. Despite an excellent reader, who helps the listener differentiate among the large number of characters, I was confused for the first few chapters as to who was whom as so many were introduced at the start of the book.

He has written some splendid and moving books, but 'A Week in December' is not one of them. I've read most of Sebastian Faulk's books and am impressed by his versatility across a range of genres.

Sebastian faulks a week in december review