TurboBookSnob
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Brigge
is also at odds between his pure love for his wife and their unborn
child, and his guilty, carnal pleasure with her maid Dorcas.
As the governors of the
town circle ever nearer to complete religious fanaticism, his wife
approaches her labor, and the case of the Irishwoman edges forward,
Brigge must justify his own moral views against those of the day,
and weigh the risks that come with venturing a different, and dangerously
unpopular, moral stance.
Havoc, in its Third
Year is a good book, well-written and well-researched.
The TurboBookSnob found, however, that she wanted to like the novel
more than she actually did. In spite of his competing internal
conflicts, John Brigge's character seemed flat and unappealing.
The female characters (Brigge's wife, her maid Dorcas, and the Irishwoman
Katherine Shay) seemed to be more caricatures than fully rounded
characters.
Havoc, in its Third
Year is an enjoyable read, and certainly deserves its place
on the Booker 2004 longlist, however it remains to be seen whether
or not it will earn one of the few highly coveted shortlist spots. |