Wendy answers “I loved loved Still Life but felt the bit...”

Emily Blodgett asked this question about Still Life:

I loved loved Still Life but felt the bit about Evelyn's first trip to Italy as a 21 year old was tacked on at the end. It absolutely belonged in the book, but ...there? If the author had bopped us back and forth from the past to the present that would be one thing, but it was quite linear.

Wendy Cosin I strongly disagree. I think if it had ended without the last chapter, the book would have felt too sentimental. Ending with Evelyn nicely bookends th…moreI strongly disagree. I think if it had ended without the last chapter, the book would have felt too sentimental. Ending with Evelyn nicely bookends the novel and ties it back to the beginning.(less)

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Deborah I'm with you. I loved the parallels to Forster's A Room with a View. Maybe if you're not familiar with it, the ending will bother you more. Going back ...more
Aug 06, 2022 12:04PM · flag

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