Room at the Top a Novel
by John Braine
Taste attributes: dramaromanceunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringrags to richesself destruction/implosionsocial commentary
Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: a morally murky novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
This is the story of an ambitious young man from a working class background determined to make it to the top in post WW2 England. With ruthless determination he succeeds in marrying the only daughter of a wealthy businessman but only at the expense of his older lover and of his conscience.
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- Author
- John Braine
- Published
- 1957
- Pages
- 256
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- Open Library
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