Paperback, 315 pages
Russian language
Published Sept. 27, 2018 by Эксмо.
A compelling portrait of the perfect English butler, who, at the end of his career in postwar England, reviews his life and secretly questions the "greatness" of the nobleman he served.
Un racconto piacevole, narrato in prima persona dal protagonista; un linguaggio raffinato, ma non forbito al punto tale da richiedere l'uso continuo di un dizionario.
Trama lineare, lettura scorrevole.
I didn't start getting into the story until around the 40% mark and even then, I felt like I had to make myself read it. If it hadn't been a book club pick, it'd probably be a DNF. I'm glad I stuck with it until the end. It was worth it from a literary and historical standpoint. But that ending felt incredibly depressing to me and I'm not sure it was meant to be? Was there meant to be little to no growth of the main character? Did he grow, but my own views are just so vastly different I can't see it? I have a lot of feelings to think about before my book club's discussion.
