Brina's review
World of Wonders (Penguin Classics) by Robertson Davies
Brina's review
rating:
bookshelves: recently-read
recommended for: Everyone
status: Read in October, 2007
rating:
bookshelves: recently-read
recommended for: Everyone
status: Read in October, 2007
World of Wonders is the least captivating of the Deptford Trilogy, but the work as a whole -- starting with Fifth Business -- is certainly one of the best I've ever read. The books examine the lives and thoughts of three men who are all linked to one another; Davies' structure and storytelling are extraordinarily polished and fine.
I can't recommend anything more heartily than the Deptford Trilogy, but if you have any doubts about committing to the entire trilogy, I can say this this: Go pick up a copy of Fifth Business. It will leave you wanting more, and you will find yourself addicted to Davies by the end of that first novel.
I can't recommend anything more heartily than the Deptford Trilogy, but if you have any doubts about committing to the entire trilogy, I can say this this: Go pick up a copy of Fifth Business. It will leave you wanting more, and you will find yourself addicted to Davies by the end of that first novel.
