Fifth Business

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Marie Angell, July 31, 2007 (view all comments by Marie Angell)
Fifth Business is one of those books you have to read all the way through to fully appreciate. It has a slogging quality about it that almost made me abandon it early on. Although the writing is excellent, it read (as intended) as a rather dull memoir. I knew the author had a point in there somewhere, but I couldn't quite fathom what it would be.

Fortunately, I kept going and about halfway through, I felt myself compelled to continue. The author is very deft at weaving the elements of the story together without any of the usual tricks we've grown accustomed to. There is no real build-up of action or excitement: merely the recounting of the life, characters and events that fall into place at the very end.

Once concluded, it is easy to appreciate the masterful literary work that Fifth Business is.

I definitely recommend it.

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sspeir313, February 1, 2007 (view all comments by sspeir313)
This book was recommended to me by a bookstore owner in Kansas City. One of the best books I've read in quite some time. A minor masterpiece that will stick with you for many days.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780140167948

Author:

Davies, Robertson

Publisher:

Penguin (Non-Classics)

Location:

Ontario

Subject:

General

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Fiction (fictional works by one author)

Subject:

Didactic fiction

Subject:

General Fiction

Copyright:

1970

Series:

Deptford Trilogy

Series Volume:

F-253

Publication Date:

19770428

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

272

Dimensions:

7.76x5.02x.53 in. .39 lbs.