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Old 11-15-2019, 11:43 PM   #12
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[...] I think a lot of my dislike of Gilbert was based on Davidson's performance--he sounded like a foppish jerk and the person who should be the villain of the piece. [...]
You mean Gilbert is not the villain? With lines like this: "Miss Millward was there, it is true, but she, of course, would be little better than a nonentity." I thought we were supposed to dislike him.

Only half in jest. It seems to me that he is not a very attractive protagonist. Any positive aspects are mainly positive with respect to how bad everyone else is.

I'm skimming part 2. Like part 1 there are elements in there that could have been quite good if not lost in the meandering: the character evolution in both parts feels reasonably convincing.
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