I'm in Trollope

Psycheinaboat · 12-04-2006, 05:11 PM

I want to begin reading Anthony Trollope, but I don't know which novel to read first. Any suggestions are appreciated.

Jamesian · 12-04-2006, 05:14 PM

I had the very same question a few months ago, and my boss told me to go with "The Warden". It's the first of a series, I think, but I never went on due to lack of time. The book's pretty funny, not very long, and got me interested in him, so I would recommend it.

Idril · 12-04-2006, 08:23 PM

I love Trollope! In fact I'm just finishing up Prime Minister which is the 5th book in the Palliser series. I haven't been really impressed with this particular book but the previous 4 in the series were fabulous, the character of Phineas Finn has become one of my favorite literary characters, a truly fascinating man. The first Trollope book I read was The Way We Live Now which is nice because it's a stand alone book so there isn't any real commitment and it's a good indication of his writing style and voice. If you want to give the Palliser series a try, and depsite the lack luster effort of The Prime Minister, I highly recommend it, Can You Forgive Her? is the first book in that series.

Psycheinaboat · 12-05-2006, 05:56 PM

Thanks to both of you. I think The Warden and The Way We Live Now are top of my list.

Idril · 12-08-2006, 07:59 PM

Good choices. I hope you'll let us know what you think of them when you're done.

12-04-2006, 05:11 PM	#1
Psycheinaboat Then dawns the Invisible Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 323 Blog Entries: 69	I'm in Trollope I want to begin reading Anthony Trollope, but I don't know which novel to read first. Any suggestions are appreciated. __________________ Ignorance is the curse of God; Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven - Shakespeare Join Thirty and Up

12-04-2006, 05:14 PM	#2
Jamesian is my namesian. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: At your side always. Posts: 2,162 Blog Entries: 4	I had the very same question a few months ago, and my boss told me to go with "The Warden". It's the first of a series, I think, but I never went on due to lack of time. The book's pretty funny, not very long, and got me interested in him, so I would recommend it. __________________ The book itself is a curious artifact, not showy in its technology but complex and extremely efficient: a really neat little device, compact, often very pleasant to look at and handle, that can last decades, even centuries. It doesn't have to be plugged in, activated, or performed by a machine; all it needs is light, a human eye, and a human mind. It is not one of a kind, and it is not ephemeral. It lasts. It is reliable. --Ursula K. Le Guin

12-04-2006, 08:23 PM	#3
Idril Barefoot Prairie Goddess Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 7,975	I love Trollope! In fact I'm just finishing up Prime Minister which is the 5th book in the Palliser series. I haven't been really impressed with this particular book but the previous 4 in the series were fabulous, the character of Phineas Finn has become one of my favorite literary characters, a truly fascinating man. The first Trollope book I read was The Way We Live Now which is nice because it's a stand alone book so there isn't any real commitment and it's a good indication of his writing style and voice. If you want to give the Palliser series a try, and depsite the lack luster effort of The Prime Minister, I highly recommend it, Can You Forgive Her? is the first book in that series. __________________ the luminous grass of the prairie hides feet lovely and still as sleeping doves, porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life, but weighty and unmovable As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa

12-05-2006, 05:56 PM	#4
Psycheinaboat Then dawns the Invisible Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 323 Blog Entries: 69	Thanks to both of you. I think The Warden and The Way We Live Now are top of my list. __________________ Ignorance is the curse of God; Knowledge is the wing wherewith we fly to heaven - Shakespeare Join Thirty and Up

12-08-2006, 07:59 PM	#5
Idril Barefoot Prairie Goddess Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 7,975	Good choices. I hope you'll let us know what you think of them when you're done. __________________ the luminous grass of the prairie hides feet lovely and still as sleeping doves, porcelain bones strong enough to carry a life, but weighty and unmovable As black Dakota hills. ~ Riesa

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