Possession

I agree with Sappho. One of the best books I've ever read. It made me feel a sadness and yearning (and at times excitement) that I haven't felt since the first time I read Tess of the D'Urbervilles and The Trumpet Major.

Layered, brilliant, a book to savour. I've read it 3 times and get more each time. It is a challenge to The French Luitenant's Woman by John Fowles, a play on academic cleverness, a spoof on theses thinking they clever. This author is the wiliest of all!

I found prose stodgy, the characterisation stiff and the dialogue dated and lifeless. The modern day love story was particularly unbelievable, although there was an absence of felt emotion throughout the novel. The poetry, though not dire, didn't convince me of the stature of the fictional poet.

I'm with you! I didn't see the reason for all the hype.

I had a very hard time getting into this book, but powered through because I'd read so many good reviews. Highly worth it! There's a point in the story that I hit and after that had a very very hard time putting the book down because I wanted to know what came next. The ending was perfect.