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This one is long and perhaps flags here and there, yet it is full of delights, and the American aspect lends interest. Somehow I've seen other reviews that suggest this novel departs from the Trollope norm in having a sardonic view of the heroine or anti-heroine, but that is not accurate. She's nothing like as bad as Lizzie Eustace, and has a shade of complexity and a moment of redemption - not absolute, but definitely there. She turns out not to be entirely heartless, or incapable of honesty or regret. And the good old sympathy and comprehension of the narrator shines through, carefully delineating the fatigue and anxiety incumbent on a penniless gold digger who, like any protagonist in Jane Austin, or like Lily in The House of Mirth, has few to no options available to save herself from poverty, rejection and solitude. Might not be my absolute favorite, but once again makes you askyouself how he could possibly do it!Product details
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The American Senator edition by Anthony Trollope Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Even Trollope wondered (at the end of the book) why he titled it "The American Senator", and so did I. I appreciated the point Trollope was trying to make but I found the senator to be an annoying character, which I guess we were supposed to, but he didn't increase my enjoyment of the book.
I enjoyed running across the Duchess of Omnium and Lady Chiltern again.
I found Arabella Trefoil one of the more sympathetic characters of the book. And Mary Masters one of the more annoying. Why does she insist on trying to force the man she rejected to congratulate her, be happy for her, buck up and "be a man", be her friend and come to her wedding? Leave the poor guy alone you broke his heart; why does he have to worry about making your happiness complete? Ugh.
I was not familiar with Anthony Trollope until I read the Eustace Diamonds which I enjoyed SO much that I looked for other books he had written. While this title was well-written as well, the direction the author took was somewhat confusing.
One might ask why is this book is called The American Senator when the life of so many of its characters is described in such detail. I must admit that I was more interested in how the other actors of the troop fared than he, but I believe the author was trying to draw attention to the senator's observations on English culture of the day, much like Dickens, as a social commentary.
If you like "period" dramas, this book is for you.
This book is a marvelous achievement, witty, profound and incisive. It contains one of the most affecting portraits of ambition I've ever read. Trollope at this most powerful.
Under-rated Trollope...hilarious parts the Senator's pomposity, the mother and daughter who cannot abide each other, except when planning schemes forthe daughter's marriage.
This is funnier than most Trollope novels. The American can't resist saying exactly what he thinks, and the long-suffering politeness fo the English characters is deeply strained. There's a nice love story, too.
I always enjoy Trollope, and this one offers an outsider's view (the American Senator, Mr Gotobed) of some of the absurdities of Victorian England - many of which still exist! It also offers the excitement of the chase - both in the hunting scenes and in Arabella Trefoil's attempts to capture a husband - not a slow moment!
What a wonderful new world--my and all the free great books I can find the time to read. Among them, Anthony Trollope. Always satisfying, better than Dickens (though not so good as Austen--no one is). This one features a hilarious American come to lecture the English on their wicked ways. Great fun, and you can always skip the endless hunt scenes.
This one is long and perhaps flags here and there, yet it is full of delights, and the American aspect lends interest. Somehow I've seen other reviews that suggest this novel departs from the Trollope norm in having a sardonic view of the heroine or anti-heroine, but that is not accurate. She's nothing like as bad as Lizzie Eustace, and has a shade of complexity and a moment of redemption - not absolute, but definitely there. She turns out not to be entirely heartless, or incapable of honesty or regret. And the good old sympathy and comprehension of the narrator shines through, carefully delineating the fatigue and anxiety incumbent on a penniless gold digger who, like any protagonist in Jane Austin, or like Lily in The House of Mirth, has few to no options available to save herself from poverty, rejection and solitude. Might not be my absolute favorite, but once again makes you askyouself how he could possibly do it!
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