The Memorial
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Book Overview
Set in the aftermath of World War I, Christopher Isherwood's The Memorial is the witty, almost forensic portrayal of the dissolution of a tradition-bound English family. On the cusp of adulthood, the... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:081663369X
ISBN13:9780816633692
Release Date:March 1999
Publisher:University of Minnesota Press
Length:294 Pages
Weight:2.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Not all that memorable....
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is admittedly only the second Isherwood novel I have read...and the first half sets up what I thought was going to be a really good finish...but I was a bit disappointed. Regarding the various relationships of several members of a family, and a few outsiders, there is really one one thread that comes through as a focal point or 'main' story, and that is of the relationship between the character of 'Eric' and his cousin 'Maurice', as well as the involvement of Maurice and Edward, an older man in the habit of making life more cushy for Maurice, much to Eric's disdain. Citing moral corruption and the decline of character of his cousin, Eric strives to barr Edward from continuing his support of Maurice with an appeal to the man's better judgement. Again, this book has a lot of potential, but it just didn't move me the way The World in the Evening did. I give it four stars for Isherwood's writing style, but cannot give an additional mark for content.
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