Rating: 4/5
Review:
An enjoyable book
This is an enjoyable book. It is a novel about the people who run and go into an ordinary pub in a small West Country town on a single wet autumn day. They're a very well drawn and believable crowd, and although not much actually happens in the way of events, their lives and their characters kept me interested and sometimes very amused. The character studies are quite penetrating and subtle and their interactions well done and I ended up feeling involved with them and genuinely caring what happened to many of them, which is always a good sign.
The book is very well written in an unpretentious and straightforward style, and I found it an easy and enjoyable read all round. I think that it may be a book which divides opinion, and it certainly won't appeal to anyone who expects a fast-paced plot and plenty of incident. Things do happen, but they are the stuff of everyday life and the furthest anyone goes from the pub is to the local hospital to visit a pub regular there. Nevertheless, I found it all quite absorbing and I would recommend The Old Spring as a thoughtful, amusing and well-written book.
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