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Sterber Stuff
Book by Middleton, Stanley
384 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 2005
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Stanley Middleton
55 books17 followersStanley Middleton wrote 45 novels, including 1974's Booker Prize-winner Holiday. A Cautious Approach was his last novel.
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January 9, 2018
This is the first book by Stanley Middleton that I have read, it won’t be the last. Having finished it I did a litttle research to see what the world thinks of the author, and was very pleased to find that my initial thoughts mirrored what most critics write of him.
I found Sterner Stuff delightful, although it seems that nothing much actually happens. The beauty of the book for me, and I am surprised to learn that apparently this is quite old fashioned, is the way that as I was reading and noticing that the plot wasn’t moving on very quickly I really didn’t mind, as it was so well written. The economy of language, excellent grammar and the quality of the conversations between the characters led to my not wanting to put the book down until I’d got to the end of a chapter. I’m guessing that as there are so few reviews, not many people have read Mr Middletons novels. It’s a shame because he really is very good and worth picking up.
I found Sterner Stuff delightful, although it seems that nothing much actually happens. The beauty of the book for me, and I am surprised to learn that apparently this is quite old fashioned, is the way that as I was reading and noticing that the plot wasn’t moving on very quickly I really didn’t mind, as it was so well written. The economy of language, excellent grammar and the quality of the conversations between the characters led to my not wanting to put the book down until I’d got to the end of a chapter. I’m guessing that as there are so few reviews, not many people have read Mr Middletons novels. It’s a shame because he really is very good and worth picking up.
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