The Mulberry Empire - Philip Hensher

This was so disappointing; it should have been such a good book. It had everything going for it in terms of subject matter and author. "Prepare to be dazzled" said the blurb on the front cover. Well I was prepared, but I wasn't dazzled. A Booker prize judge admitted recently he didn't read all the books from cover to cover. I wish I'd thought of that instead of adopting my usual "I've-started-so-I'm-damn-well-going-to-finish" attitude. Really, this wasn't worth the time expended on reading it, and I ought to have chucked it into a corner long before the end. Let's deal with the author first; after all, he was responsible. Chief ...  Read the complete review