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The Deptford Trilogy
by Robertson Davies
from Penguin (Non-Classics)

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Personal truth from the 5th
  Fifth Business is beautiful. The story of Dunstan is compelling and subtly craftly. The story follows his journey for personal truth and an understanding of his own personal mythology. There are gems throughout:
  "They were anxious to make men of us, by which they meant making us like themselves."
  "We all forget the things we do, especially when they do not fit into the characer we have chosen for ourselves."
  "...you've made a God of yourself and the insufficiency of it forced you to become an... more info

• Must read for Robertson Davies fans
  As usual Robertson Davies' narrative is absorbing and satisfying. If you've read others of his novels, the Deptford Trilogy is essential reading. If you haven't read any of his works, now is the time to indulge yourself. His English language usage is a constant pleasure and his literary references have set me to pursue other authors I have not enjoyed so far. Only complaint? At 800+ pages, it finished far too soon!

• Great Book
  I enjoyed the book The Fifth Business very much. It is what I would call magical realism. Ramsay the main character of the book is not the most likable man in fiction but, he is very human. Davies characters are mythical while retaining their humanity. The study of saints that Ramsay involves himself in was my favorite part of the book. I would recommend this book to anyone.

• The Incomparable Robertson Davies
  I think that is a tragedy beyond measure that Robertson Davies was not chosen as one of the 100 Best Writers of the 20thC.
  His writings are sui generis. And we will not see his like again.

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