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The Long View by Elizabeth Jane Howard

mcr1955's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

eileenmalone's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Beautifully written. Hilary Mantel recommended. An unusual structure circling back in time to tell the story of a life and a marriage. Slightly hard in a few parts to work out whose dialogue belongs to who but otherwise the prose is perfect. Wonderful descriptions of the natural environment as well as people. 

caroline562023's review against another edition

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3.0

Some of the language has not aged well, but the narrative arc and the characters are well worth the read. Fantastic writing.

reviewsbylola's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

e_f_p21's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

komet2020's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.0

Of all the Elizabeth Jane Howard novels I've had the pleasure of reading over the past couple of decades, The Long View, though employing an intriguing literary device via showing the anatomy of a marriage between Conrad and Antonia Fleming from 1950 to 1926, I found tiresome in some instances.   Notwithstanding that, I liked being able to experience the ways the Flemings related to each other across the various temporal shifts in the novel.

evaboucles's review against another edition

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2.0

Paar keer opnieuw begonnen met lezen, want kwam er moeilijk doorheen. Vond het terug in de tijd gaan origineel, maar ook irritant, want wilde weten toch ook nog meer weten van die zojuist beschreven periode. En wat was haar man een kwal. En dan lees je ook nog stukken vanuit zijn belevenis. Vond het geen leuk verhaal.

maelle21's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

kkatherinethegreat's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

bookbuyingaddict's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0