Status Updates From The Burden

Oh dear. This is a book that was not outlined. I rather think christie wrote about half and then had no idea what she wanted to do next.

So she came up with two new characters, and here we are, more than halfway through and I’m getting bored. Reading vague and pontificating conversations between two men I don’t much care about. Alas. And it started so well.

A trim neat little tale so far with just 4 characters
Feels rather predictable at the moment. A few nice lines in the mouth of old Mr Baldock

An abrupt ending and a whole lot of focus on men, but it was a nice read with some interesting themes.

This reminds me of A Daughter’s A Daughter even more, with shitty lovers and rebounds. A bit more dramatic here. Llewellyn’s POV is a strange shift. It’s way more dialogue heavy but with a lot of philosophy more than anything.

The first part was so heartbreaking? I think it hit somewhat close to home, though my experience wasn’t nearly as drastic. Still, the sentiments seeps through the words in a way that surprised me. I’m eager to read more. There’s a clear set up in the beginning of the first half, and it seems as though it’s following the same pattern as the storyline for A Daughter’s A Daughter by the same author.