A review by liisae
At Last by Edward St Aubyn

4.0

Patrick Melrose has become one of my favorite characters. Following his life in sort of episodic stages across 5 books actually made me feel as if I understood him better than other characters that a reader inhabits continuously. I really enjoy books like these that have a basis in philosophical questioning smoothed over with irony, sarcasm, and helplessness. The contrast between the inarticulacy that is being addressed within the novels and the characters, and the acute articulacy of the prose in which it is explored is invigorating.