A review by pelicaaan
Rustication by Charles Palliser

1.0

I loved The Quincunx when I read it 25 years ago. I admire the author's skill and cleverness in putting together all the layers of this puzzle of a novel, but it was persistently unpleasant and really did not work for me. I realize that Palliser is not writing comedies, but a small touch of humor might have gone a long way towards lightening a long, grim novel.