5/8/2023 0 Comments The deptford trilogy review![]() ![]() Also, notably given my own personal preferences, the female characters are as multidimensional as the males, and Davies has some interesting and subtle thoughts on the cultural phenomenon of masculinity. But "Fifth Business"! Ahhh! Just read them. They are erudite and complex with feelings that far transend the populist 'feel good trashy', 'Alchemist' type novels. They made me change the way I looked on life in a genuine and deep way. These books are each terrific good reads. Picking a favorite feels impossible, although on the one hand, "The Manticore" introduces the belligerent narrator to a formidable (and formidably compassionate) opponent in the form of a female psychoanalyst, so of course I love that, and on the other, "World of Wonders" links past and present in a way that feels satisfying, but not too pat. The mixture of fact, myth & legend is unique. Davies managed what seems to be a tricky feat in trilogies - weaving together three novels (novellas?) with different narrators (one narrator appears twice, at different phases in life) and distinctly different feels that shed light on the same captivating plot. 10 years later, I couldn't recall the plot, but knew I was spellbound by it, so dove back in. Throughout the trilogy, Davies interweaves moral concerns and bits of arcane lore. I first read my mom's tattered copy of this triology in college. The Deptford Trilogy, series of three novels by Robertson Davies, consisting of Fifth Business (1970), The Manticore (1972), and World of Wonders (1975). ![]()
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