Bonnie G.’s Reviews > Oscar and Lucinda > Status Update
Bonnie G.
is on page 278 of 515
I am sure it is a me problem, but I am having a hard time staying engaged. The prose is lovely, but I cannot bring myself to invest in any character. I am least interested in Oscar and Lucinda themselves. They are so eccentric as to feel contrived. I am usually a fan of books that explore how religion, especially religious obsession, twists people and culture. Maybe I am just reading it at the wrong time?
— Aug 17, 2026 07:15AM
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Bonnie G.
is on page 214 of 515
I want to be liking this far more than I am actually liking this. I am finding the language distancing, if lyrical. I am compelled by the damage done to people through fear of being seen conveying emotion, but the illustration is so extreme as to seem almost parodic.
— Aug 15, 2026 11:14AM
Bonnie G.
is on page 141 of 515
Starting to engage more with this. So many call this Dickensian, and it is, in a way, but I feel myself far less pulled into the world created than I do with Dickens' books, even the ones I don't love.
— Aug 14, 2026 08:21AM
Bonnie G.
is on page 89 of 515
I struggled a bit at the start of this, but now we are getting into my two favorite subjects: obsession and the handcuffs of inculcated faith. There is a reason I so love Graham Greene. As we move toward O&L actually meeting, I find myself fully immersed and looking forward to finding out how bad Oscar and Lucinda will be for one another.
— Aug 13, 2026 07:41AM