watson's review
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
karna's review
2.0
I'm quite puzzled by the good reviews I've read about this book.
I bought this book without reading any, thinking it would be a great book, even if partially fiction, about Winston's Churchill's stroke, but in the end, I was quite disappointed by this book.
The real problem of this book is how everything is predictable: Winston's wife is worried sick, his doctor is calm and severe, and doesn't get along with the others who are from another social class.
The young nurse if, of course, a dedicated young woman, perfect, nearly a saint, who, of course, loves reading.
And well, there is nothing else in this book, only discussions between some characters.
The only chapters that are quite interesting are the ones about Anthony Eden who is in an hospital in the US.
I hope the writer, Jonathan Smith, didn't think he would surprise the readers when Winston decides, after the stroke, to keep being the prime minister and force Eden to wait?
I've seen that coming long before reading it...
I bought this book without reading any, thinking it would be a great book, even if partially fiction, about Winston's Churchill's stroke, but in the end, I was quite disappointed by this book.
The real problem of this book is how everything is predictable: Winston's wife is worried sick, his doctor is calm and severe, and doesn't get along with the others who are from another social class.
The young nurse if, of course, a dedicated young woman, perfect, nearly a saint, who, of course, loves reading.
And well, there is nothing else in this book, only discussions between some characters.
The only chapters that are quite interesting are the ones about Anthony Eden who is in an hospital in the US.
I hope the writer, Jonathan Smith, didn't think he would surprise the readers when Winston decides, after the stroke, to keep being the prime minister and force Eden to wait?
I've seen that coming long before reading it...
booktwitcher23's review
2.0
A very quick read which despite being less than 200 pages long, could have been covered in even fewer pages.
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