![]() ![]() A second is not knowing until the end the consequences of his father working with asbestos.īy the end, we do come to understand. I do not like this technique I see it as a ploy. The author frequently hints of coming events but holds back in revealing what we are searching to know. Where does this leave the reader? It leaves the reader guessing and guessing, grasping for the truth. Secondly, the author and other members of his family seem to exhibit an inability to open up and express their views. I kept wishing he would get serious and speak to us in a frank, straightforward manner. In a book of nonfiction, I am looking for the truth, and so this manner of telling frustrated me. He repeatedly informs us that he has a tendency to fictionalize, that what he recalls may be false, that perhaps he has missed the point and gotten things wrong. Michael Frayn, the author, expresses himself in a joking manner. Trying to understand their relationship kept me thinking, and it is this I have enjoyed. This book looks at the relationship between father and son. What then is the fortune his father once possessed? He died in 1970. Maybe you’re think Michael Frayn’s father was wealthy and owned many possessions. ![]() The book has an ironical tone-all the way through. I like some aspects of this book more and other aspects less. ![]()
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