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Colm Tóibín: The Master (Paperback, 2005, Scribner) 3 stars

The Master is a novel by Irish writer Colm Tóibín. It is his fifth novel …

Review of 'The Master' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I gave this fictionalized biography (is that a genre, I don’t know) of Henry James three stars. Not because I didn’t enjoy it (I did), but because - much like Henry James - this book isn’t for everyone. There is no plot, but a beautiful understanding of human longing and sadness and resolve and all the feels. I always enjoyed that type of exploration, but I’m a bit of a weirdo.