A review by adamthomasjones
The Sparsholt Affair by Alan Hollinghurst

3.0

This was a plausible and well-written story, taking us through 70 years of upwardly-mobile British history, though I’m afraid I lost the thread as the book progressed - my fault, probably; I may have enjoyed it more had I saved it for a prolonged sitting, rather than having it as my ‘train book’, in 30 minute chunks.

More importantly, I feel as though I’m now reading Alan Hollinghurst out of a sense of duty rather than necessity. I’ve enjoyed his work less and less. Again, maybe it’s just me!