Engleby Reviews
"Starred Review. Though sometimes heavy with the tropes of self-deception and misdirection, this is a compelling psychological portrait of a man who is at once profoundly disturbed and wryly funny." - PW.
"Like Human Traces, Engleby is distinguished by a remarkable intellectual energy: a narrative verve, technical mastery of the possibilities of the novel form and vivid sense of the tragic contingency of human life." - The Telegraph (UK).
"The good news about Engleby - for those who found Human Traces almost impossible to digest - is that this time Faulks's exploration of the mysteries of consciousness is presented as an aspect of character rather than a historical thesis ..... a significant departure for Faulks, and the new terrain suits him well." - The Telegraph (UK).
"The cover describes Engleby as a 'lament for a generation that failed its country'. True, Faulks sees little to celebrate in the past 25 years or in his characters’ careers in the media or making money, but this does not really work as a meditation on misplaced media influence. Better to read it as a portrait of one mind out of joint with its times, and eventually defeated by them. That way, witty, poignant, Engleby is as cold as a Fenland wind, as clever as a Cambridge don.
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Kate
Irish Mike
I found Engleby disturbing but was also intrigued as to how a writer could show such beautiful sensitivity toward women in novels like Charlotte Gray, and then create a monster like Mike, who has no respect for anyone.
I admire Faulks' writing ability immensely. He has such wit and lovely turns of phrase. He is one of my favourite writers.
I've always been interested in criminal psychology and this could read as a warning I think. How easy it is for society to produce people like Mike.
