Fionnáin reviewed The Master by Colm Tóibín
Ambitious but stale
2 stars
This is more an issue of taste than of talent. Colm Tóibín is undoubtedly an in-depth researcher and a good writer, but the story of Henry James is just missing anything of any interest for me. The character of his sister, who seemed by all accounts to be a fascinating character, is unfortunately left aside for a foray into Henry James himself, a remembered but moderate writer unloved but unhated in his time. The book unfortunately suffers from James' own fairly uninteresting story.