The Children's Book: A.S. Byatt

[poliphilo]

A hefty family saga- with a huge cast- covering the years between 1895 and 1918. Also a cultural and social history of the period. The pivotal character is a fictional version of the children's writer E. Nesbit.  Very enjoyable and immersive- and awesome in its logistics-  though I can't help thinking that most of what Byatt is doing here has been done before. 

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[lblanchard.livejournal.com]

A novel based on a fictionalized E. Nesbit ought to be *very* interesting. I think I'll look for it.

[sovay]

though I can't help thinking that most of what Byatt is doing here has been done before.

I couldn't help feeling some time after I had finished the book that I would have liked it better without the quasi-fictional Nesbit angle.