false<![CDATA[The Manticore]]>http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171688959m/114496.jpg11449613 Hailed by the <I>Washington Post Book World</I> as "a modern classic," Robertson Davies's acclaimed Deptford Trilogy is a glittering, fantastical, cunningly contrived series of novels, around which a mysterious death is woven. <I>The Manticore</I>—the second book in the series after <I>Fifth Business</I>—follows David Staunton, a man pleased with his success but haunted by his relationship with his larger-than-life father. As he seeks help through therapy, he encounters a wonderful cast of characters who help connect him to his past and the death of his father.13360391972The Manticoretotal:594|5:153|4:255|3:160|2:21|1:5|59423127984040falsefalseWed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009Sun Jun 28 16:54:58 -0700 2009Wed Jul 08 18:14:49 -0700 2009
Fifth Business, I still lost myself in the life of David Staunton. It was very ...more...]]>
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20falsefalseFri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008Fri Aug 15 21:23:15 -0700 2008Wed Aug 27 13:58:06 -0700 2008 It does provide some additional and interesting information about the characters in 'Fifth Business,' but I did not find it nearly as satisfying.
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21falsefalseSat Jan 24 03:36:36 -0800 2009Thu Jan 22 04:49:34 -0800 2009Sat Jan 24 03:36:36 -0800 2009 "Never buy anything unless you really need it; things you want are usually junk."
"Be sure you choose what you believe and know why you believe it , because if you don't choose your beli...more...]]>
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the Deptford Trilogy, a masterpiece of quirky details and great flawed characters. Like Cormier, but without the cynicism. So, start with Fifth Business before you pick this book up.
David Staunton, poor little rich boy, the thrower of t...more...]]>
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The passages became extended studies of the human psyche and preoccupied my mind quite intensely during the course of the book. ]]>
40falsefalseSun Nov 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009Sat Nov 14 19:51:34 -0800 2009Sun Nov 22 18:44:32 -0800 2009 With that said, I would never recommend it as a stand alone.
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the Deptford trilogy, a wonderfully clever Canadian series to which a friend introduced me last summer. The stories are sharp, light (but not shallow in the least), strange and often charming. Thus far, both books have led to conclusions that I didn’t expe...more...]]>
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