The character development of Charles is done really well.
It's also suspenseful which kept me turning the pages. The author gives the reader a LOT to think about, and I think I would benefit from re-reading the book from the beginning right now, while the ending is clear in my mind. so in effect, the book has both a classic Victorian ending and also an ending that is very different from that.I'm giving the book five stars because it is very clever in that it skewers and also explains Victorian society - and is written like a classic Victorian novel. He also provides a variety of possible scenarios regarding what happens to Charles and Sarah. What makes it even more interesting is that the story is narrated by the author himself, and he breaks the fourth wall and talks directly to the reader from time to time. The story in and of itself is engaging as all the characters are well rounded and both admirable and flawed. As events unfold, Charles becomes torn between his fiance and Sarah, and he begins to recognize how constrained he is by the expectations of Victorian society. His path crosses with another woman, Sarah, who had a shortlived affair with a French lieutenant. It takes place in the late 1800's, and Charles is a gentleman engaged to a young wealthy woman. I found this to be a very interesting book. I loved the extensive lecturing on the habits of the Victorian era and the author's comparisons to the twentieth century at the time of writing. Although they didn't benefit me, they were educational and pleasant. The author helpfully inserts verses written by well-known nineteenth-century poets at the beginning of each chapter to prepare the reader for what is to come-or perhaps as a teaser for what is not. What follows is more of a cat-and-mouse game that nobody wins. the lieutenant's woman), he upends his entire life for allusive happiness. When Charles Algernon Henry Smithson, a well-to-do-Victorian gentleman, falls for the mysterious Sarah (a.k.a. Even the author-who keeps playing with the plot mid-chapter-is guilty of being a bit shifty. There are a lot of dubious characters in it. That doesn't mean it wasn't well-written, engaging, suspenseful, and thoroughly captivating. However, I suppose a more conventional ending would have been cliché.
First, I can't say I cared for the end of this book.
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