Whenever one doesn’t know what to read, s/he
can be sure that there is a short Bainbridge novel somewhere.
While not exactly the greatest book ever
written (probably the sentence that I use most often in this blog…), According
to Queeney is an interesting portrayal of Dr Johnson and his circle – and definitely
something that one needs to read as s/he tries to act like a true Londoner (or a
Southwark resident).
The start of the book is a bit bland, and the
lack of unstable young women is somewhat disappointing for a Bainbridge novel
(both Queeney and Mrs Thrale seem a bit too proper to me), but it does pick-up
after their trip to France, and Queeney’s letters at the end of each chapter
are a much welcome change in style every few pages.
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