Darla Ebert's Reviews > In the Year of Jubilee

Having enjoyed the writing of Gissing in the past I was bowled over to see a Gissing classic I had not already read! What a find. Each page captures the interest of the reader immediately. The characters are so well written and the first few pages are an amazing approach to scene construction. The less likeable characters make their appearance first and one mayn't realize the difference at first. Other characters who are at first likeable may not be later and the reverse happens as well. Just a wonderful period piece with carefulness in detail and astonishingly realistic mental pictures which go along with the descriptions of surroundings as well as dress and even to facial expressions. Remarkably told.