Phineas Finn by Anthony Trollope is a classic and the
second book in his Palliser chronicles series. We follow young Phineas Finn, an
Irish doctor’s son, as he enters the British House of Commons and finds his way
in politics, his career and his love life.
I gave this book 3.5 out of 5 stars. I found this such a
struggle to get through. The political talk and dealings were tedious and
fairly boring. Politics (especially historical politics) have never been an interest for me and made this a difficult read. Since politics was one of the main topics of the book, it went
very slowly. However, the characters were wonderful, diverse and interesting. The
character interactions were my favourite part of the story. Trollope is a
master at characterization and plot development, and that is evident here
and is what carried me through the book.
Overall, I am glad that I read it so that I can continue on with the series, but I most likely won’t be reading it again.
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