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Book Review
Feb. 4th, 2006 03:40 pmCaprice and Rondo
by Dorothy Dunnett
This is the seventh volume of The House of Niccolo series. This time, Nicholas travels to eastern Europe and the Crimea, with a brief foray into Persia before returning to Flanders. It's quite the tour de force of plot twists and character interactions. There is both a lot of change and a lot of resolution in this volume. Most importantly, a few of the overarching conflicts and questions of the series get resolved, making it clear that we are heading toward the climax and resolution of the saga.
Intestingly enough, the title of the book is also a description of its form. The opening episodes show Nicholas at his most wild. Then the meat of the story deals with recurrences of certain patterns and themes in the characters' lives. And resolves them at the end. All while telling a continually fascinating tale.
by Dorothy Dunnett
This is the seventh volume of The House of Niccolo series. This time, Nicholas travels to eastern Europe and the Crimea, with a brief foray into Persia before returning to Flanders. It's quite the tour de force of plot twists and character interactions. There is both a lot of change and a lot of resolution in this volume. Most importantly, a few of the overarching conflicts and questions of the series get resolved, making it clear that we are heading toward the climax and resolution of the saga.
Intestingly enough, the title of the book is also a description of its form. The opening episodes show Nicholas at his most wild. Then the meat of the story deals with recurrences of certain patterns and themes in the characters' lives. And resolves them at the end. All while telling a continually fascinating tale.
