the deptford trilogy pt3

book: world of wonders
author: roberston davies
completion date: 21/06/10
method: borrowed (mum)

i felt that this was by far the weakest link in the trilogy. i found myself not really enjoying it or seeing its purpose and almost didn't finish it. fifth business seemed to stand head and shoulders above the manticore and world of wonders.
this novel focused on the story of the illusionist that young paul dempster became (i don't have his name here... i have already returned the book.... plus i could never pronounce it). and the main problem was that he is totally unlikable. he is unpleasant and spoilt despite his rough childhood. i found that i was totally unsympathetic to his plight because of who he had become through it.
up until half way through i really was liking this book too. but then i just couldn't get into it. i totally lost interest. i feel that this is not a trilogy in the traditional sense at all. they are 3 loosely connected novels.
even though this novel is narrated again by ramsay, we don't have the benefit of his intelligence or poetry because the story is dempster's retelling of his life story as observed by ramsay. as a character ramsay is one of the strongest (rivaled by boy stanton and lisel) characters and has the most fascinating insights but he is totally useless in this novel. i was disappointed but i feel that it was partially my fault- it isn't the type of trilogy you read in succession.
xo-ellebee