- Paperback
- Publisher: Vintage Books; Reprint edition (May 1990)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0679730427
- ISBN-13: 978-0679730422
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,644,269 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I picked this book up because I was intrigued by its title and the description on the back. The book was certainly not what I expected, however I really enjoyed working my way through the web of love stories, which really did explore different Aspects of Love. The characters were remarkably well developed for such a short work, and some of the descriptions of landscapes and events were beautiful. This may not be a chart topping bestseller, but it's definitely worth a look if you've got a spare afternoon.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Great little book - the inspiration for Lloyd Weber's musical. Tells several love stories, intertwined over a lifetime. Looks at love from several points of view. Nice story too.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Simply Outdated.
25 Oct 2008
Format:Paperback
This is not a novel for everyone.
Garnett's novel is somewhat outdated in its style, the writing is at times quaint, despite the subject matter.
Aspects of Love, the novel which inspired the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, follows the coming of age of Alexis, a young soldier in love with an actress, Rose. Alexis' pursuit of Rose becomes intertwined with his uncle, her daugther, his uncle's lover, Rose's lover, and an assortment of other bit players. The book was originally released in Britain in 1955, and is, to a great extent, something like the "Desperate Housewives" of the time; it requires a scorecard to keep up with who is sleeping with whom on any given page.
Despite all the astonishing pairings (especially given the time it was released), it's not a particularly good book. The writing is somewhat weak, the plot beyond the romantic intrigue is shoddy, and if you knew the musical first (which most people reading the novel today do), you miss the music. The descriptions of the countryside are lovely, but the novel just can't quite make up for being an outdated melodrama with an unlikely racy streak.
Garnett's novel is somewhat outdated in its style, the writing is at times quaint, despite the subject matter.
Aspects of Love, the novel which inspired the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, follows the coming of age of Alexis, a young soldier in love with an actress, Rose. Alexis' pursuit of Rose becomes intertwined with his uncle, her daugther, his uncle's lover, Rose's lover, and an assortment of other bit players. The book was originally released in Britain in 1955, and is, to a great extent, something like the "Desperate Housewives" of the time; it requires a scorecard to keep up with who is sleeping with whom on any given page.
Despite all the astonishing pairings (especially given the time it was released), it's not a particularly good book. The writing is somewhat weak, the plot beyond the romantic intrigue is shoddy, and if you knew the musical first (which most people reading the novel today do), you miss the music. The descriptions of the countryside are lovely, but the novel just can't quite make up for being an outdated melodrama with an unlikely racy streak.
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