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desertblues · 06-10-2013, 05:11 AM

After having thought some more on The American Senator..
All in all: I read most of Trollope's books in my youth and I enjoyed reading The American Senator now. Trollope is, without doubt, a good writer.
I liked all the different views/opinions on the book in this thread as well.

Often the comparison of one writer to the other is a bit like comparing 'apples to pears'. But, having read what I've read over the years, I must say that I prefer writers as Thackeray and Austen to Trollope. Trollope seems a bit of a light weight next to them.
I feel Dickens to be of another calibre; for me he is the most social minded of the lot.

06-10-2013, 05:11 AM	#55
desertblues Home for the moment Posts: 5,127 Karma: 27718936 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: travelling Device: various	After having thought some more on The American Senator.. All in all: I read most of Trollope's books in my youth and I enjoyed reading The American Senator now. Trollope is, without doubt, a good writer. I liked all the different views/opinions on the book in this thread as well. Often the comparison of one writer to the other is a bit like comparing 'apples to pears'. But, having read what I've read over the years, I must say that I prefer writers as Thackeray and Austen to Trollope. Trollope seems a bit of a light weight next to them. I feel Dickens to be of another calibre; for me he is the most social minded of the lot.