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Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski, dissapointing book
By Tony George
Although Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski was a very highly touted book, I was immensely disappointed when I finished it. My best friend (who is an avid reader) had really liked it and had recommended it. This is a story about how bad blood between brothers eventually affected not only their relationship during childhood but all the relationships they developed in their adult lives. Although this very sad story was, in essence, a version of the Cain and Abel story, the author never helped me get a sense of why the older brother was the good brother and why the younger brother had the fatal character flaw. This resulted in me not caring very much about these two characters. I found the character development for any of the other characters also very lacking, the predictable outcome incredibly unmoving, and the prose stilted, boring, and artificial. I did like the fundamental background of the Sawtelle family raising an original breed of dogs and found the sections describing the breeding, development, and training of the dogs inherently interesting. The dogs, however, were more interesting than the humans. It's a problem if a dog's woof is more interesting than the dialogue between the people in the novel. Lastly, although the author tried to instill a sense of mystery, foresight, omens, and prophesy as a background element, it seemed more like a gimmick haphazardly inserted into the story rather than an essential element of the novel. If you want to read it, check it out from the library but do not spend your hard earn dollars on it. I did not even care whether the author had written anything else. The book I recently read that I really liked was Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear. Set in the background of post World War 1 London, the author does a wonderful job of evoking the impact of The Great War upon London and England. The author also does a wonderful job of developing the protagonist Maisie Dobbs and painting a picture of how Maisie Dobbs was able to leave her "caste," cross the gap between the haves and have nots of English society, and develop into her calling as a "psychologist and investigator." The author triggered a sense of my feeling empathetic towards Maisie Dobbs and caring about what happened to her. Lastly, the author did an absolutely stunning job of creating a mystery that stunned me with its unpredictable conclusion at the end. Unlike Edgar Sawtelle, I was left craving to know more about Maisie Dobbs and did go on to read the next four books in the series. |
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