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Fifth Business (The Deptford Trilogy, #1)

Robertson Davies

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Jun 17, 2017 Heather(Gibby) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1001-to-read, bingo-2017

I have to give this one five stars, although the subject matter is not really what I usually gravitate towards.

Difficult to give a synopsis of the book without major spoilers, but it is at its heart about a man's search for meaning and redemption and how a person measures their own self-worth. All the characters are flawed to some extent, but the reader is for the most part sympathetic to each of their choices in life. Even the "villain" is appreciated for his business acumen, and positive appr ...more

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Apr 28, 2011 Dawn rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: literary-fiction, own, can-lit, series-finished

As far as I can tell, there is no one quite like Robertson Davies. He takes a simple story and elevates it to something special. I don't think it would really have mattered what subject matter he picked to write about, the quality and style of his writing would have made it fascinating.
This story about a small town boy in Eastern Canada and his life through WWI and beyond is riveting, enchanting and captivating. ...more

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