Bartholomew Fair

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Summary: Bartholomew Fair was a good book with a few let-downs.
Review: Bartholomew Fair was an interesting book that told the story of the different events of a fair from six different point of views. The summary in the back of the book wound me up to the expectation of a wonderful mystery, but I was let down as soon as I finished reading it.The author wonderfully entwined the paths of the travelers, but did not create a plot that did justice to the entwined paths. The book is slightly redeemed by the character's contradictable personalities and is still enjoyable enough to read.

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Summary: The fair is a crossroads of life and anything can happen
Review: Its too bad that this book is out of print. B.F. is a book that shows the classes that live next to each other every day. From the queen's elaborate "toilette" to the servants ignominious treatment. The merchant though rich is not spared the pain of lonliness. Most of all it shows how (with syncronicity) each of us touch others every day. Six may go to the fair but only 5 return. Stolz paints a rememberable picture of life in England.