Jocelyn reviewed Show Boat by Edna Ferber
Refreshing.
3 stars
It doesn't have the brilliance of #HuckleberryFinn, and the author has a curious way of repeating (announcing and rehearsing?) key elements, and in one instance, even of summarising the whole novel as a character looks back and tells her story in one page. A little bit of a "take-home message" page... But on the other hand, the characters are more complex than they appear at first, and, apart from those quirks, the style is pleasantly fluid.
It doesn't have the brilliance of #HuckleberryFinn, and the author has a curious way of repeating (announcing and rehearsing?) key elements, and in one instance, even of summarising the whole novel as a character looks back and tells her story in one page. A little bit of a "take-home message" page... But on the other hand, the characters are more complex than they appear at first, and, apart from those quirks, the style is pleasantly fluid.