Party Going
Henry Green
1939
Around 260 pages
I have complained about Henry Green in the past, but I actually enjoyed this quite a bit. It's a good concept: a group of rich party are trying to get a party via train, but are forced to take refuge in a nearby hotel when the train is delayed by fog. Life is what happens when you are making other plans indeed.
Of course, life for me isn't being a rich Bright Young Thing, but it can be fun to read about. I think putting those kind of parameters on yourself as a writer, such as making all the action take place in a hotel, really allows you shine. It's much easier to have rules than to just stare at a blank document for an hour and a half.
He's hitting his stride, but he's still a rather forgettable Oxnerd, compared to some of our other heavy hitters.
RATING: ****-
Interesting Facts:
Green had a friendship/rivalry with Evelyn Waugh at Oxford.
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