[ilds] BITTER LEMONS

[William Apt]

Dear all:

 

I loved PROSPERO'S CELL and REFLECTIONS ON A MARINE VENUS for Durrell's
abstract, poetic portrayal of his experiences.  Both books are demanding,
not user-friendly, and require a great deal of concentration and reflection.
Both books captivated me from the outset.

 

40 pages into it, I find BITTER LEMONS to be unsatisfying.  Except for the
introductory scene in Venice, it is a straight forward narrative about
quaint personalities Durrell encounters:  interesting to a point only, and
lacking the lyricism I loved in the former two books. 

 

Am I not giving BITTER LEMONS enough of a chance?  

 

WILLIAM APT

Austin, Texas 

 

 

 

 

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