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February 20, 2006
Marianne's Book Group
The Hamilton Case by Michelle de Kretser
It seems to me that whether or not you liked The Hamilton Case depends on what your goal is in reading.
If your objective is to take the reading at face value, enjoy the descriptive prose, and find comfort in the certainties laid before you, you probably won’t rate The Hamilton Case highly. But if you enjoy complexity (the multilayered portrayal of Sam), uncertainty (who really killed Maud’s baby), some confusion (Shivanathan’s shifting position on the Hamilton murder) and realism you might well find this novel engrossing.
I think I’m a hybrid. I’m in the first group in many ways. But I do like complexity. However, I was not able to see all the subtleties and the structural depth the first time through. For me The Hamilton Case required a second reading, maybe more. What do you think?
Posted by marianne at February 20, 2006 01:16 PM