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| Title | : | The Finishing School |
| Author | : | Muriel Spark |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 181 pages |
| Published | : | November 8th 2005 by Anchor (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. European Literature. British Literature. Literary Fiction. Audiobook |
Muriel Spark
Paperback | Pages: 181 pages Rating: 3.04 | 1268 Users | 208 Reviews
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College Sunrise is a somewhat louche and vaguely disreputable finishing school located, for now, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Rowland Mahler and his wife, Nina, run the school as a way to support themselves while he works, somewhat falteringly, on his novel. Into Rowland’s creative writing class comes seventeen-year-old Chris Wiley, a red-haired literary prodigy whose historical novel-in-progress, on Mary Queen of Scots, has already excited the interest of publishers. The inevitable result: keen envy, and a game of cat and mouse fraught with jealousy and attraction, both literary and sexual.Details Books Conducive To The Finishing School
| Original Title: | The Finishing School |
| ISBN: | 1400077397 (ISBN13: 9781400077397) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Premio Elba (2005) |
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Ratings: 3.04 From 1268 Users | 208 ReviewsComment On Epithetical Books The Finishing School
This was kind of creepy and odd and I kind of liked it. It was written very objectively, in that there's almost zero emotion to be found in this book, despite it being about jealousy, loyalty and love. I liked Nina best of all (especially her lessons, which were fantastic), but felt that even though this was clearly set now, with all of the laptops and faxes, the characters felt like they belonged in the past - hippies, maybe? That could be part of the distance the reader has from all theThis is shocking for me to admit but I forgot I had read this book previously. The plot was that boring. If I didn't have to read this for school and a friend's book club then I would have probably just stopped and chosen another book.Let me start off this review by saying the writing in this novella isn't bad. Truth be told the writing is just fine, and it could have been a good book given the proper care. As the novella is right now, I felt no connection to the story or the characters. I think
Rowland and Nina Mahler both run College Sunshine, a travelling finishing school for the young and wealthy. Richard, who is trying to finish (and start) his novel, becomes obsessed with Chris, a 17-year-old student, whose own vaguely historical novel is showing far more progress and has attracted the attention of publishers. Stuff happens, though not much. Muriel Spark's last novel, already quite slender, is also rather thin, story-wise, and even flatter, when it comes to characters. But the
This was a quick read - short and sweet. I liked it enough but didn't love it. Set in a Finishing School, where well to do families send their children to absorb some culture and learn a little about the world before launching out into it. It is run by a young couple, Rowland and Nina, who have a small select group of students, amongst them Chris a 17 year old aspiring novelist. Chris's perceived success torments Rowland, who is struggling with his own writing. Neither can work with, nor
A quick but still enthralling read. Muriel Sparks captures the intensity and jealousy between student and teacher like no other writer I've encountered. Her school environments exist entirely in the grey zones of what is and isn't deemed appropriate.The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie is still her most successful exploration of the strange, precocious relationships that develop between student and mentor. It sets an incredibly high bar. The Finishing School is a solid book. If it were written by
This was a strange little book. Parts of it were funny and held my attention, but there were too many characters for so few words, and I wasn't sure if this was supposed to be pure satire, or if there were deeper messages behind the story. There were some confusing sections, which may have been editing mistakes, where dialogue actually didn't make sense (was I missing something?) This actually sums up how I felt reading the book - that I was missing something. But somehow despite my
Muriel Sparks last book. As the introduction says Muriel Sparks books may be short but, like a good dram, they have a long finish.The plot is set in Switzerland at a finishing school that is not really a school but a way for Nina and Rowland to make money in a fun way. They care little for the pupils but not in a nasty way and teach classes which have no rigor or reason. Rowland is trying also to write a novel but suffering writers block. Along comes 17 year old Chris who is writing an historic
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