George Gissing
Birth date: November 23, 1857
Died: December 28, 1903
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This was a difficult read, not just due to some slower passages, but because the main character is so unsympathetic. Not only is he a opinionated and close-minded, but he sees himself as a victim, mainly of the class system and society. He goes on like this, despite contradictions to his worldview...
Strong writing, interesting characters, and a story that kept me reading. Not exactly inspiring, especially for women, and the ending didn't seem justified (beyond a main character just being a jerk). I'm not quite sure what Gissing intended or how this fits with his other novels.
Predictably, I didn’t love this book like I did The Odd Women, though once I got into it, I did enjoy it. And usually I avoid books about writers and writing, finding them too navel-gazing; despite that, and the fact that it is a 19th century novel (published 1891), I read half the book in a single ...
Predictably, I didn’t love this book like I did [b:The Odd Women|675037|The Odd Women|George Gissing|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1177017769s/675037.jpg|661046], though once I got into it, I did enjoy it. And usually I avoid books about writers and writing, finding them too navel-gazing; despite th...
I struggled with this book a little at first, especially when I had a hard time liking some of the main characters. Most of the men in the book were quite unpleasant or even despicable in some way, whereas the women seemed more interesting to me, as they struggled to be independent of and respected...
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