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Marquessa Fine marquessaofficial — The structure of the book, a series of letters interspersed with comments by a fictional editor is certainly unique. The picture of George Apley is painted with a brush partially filled with various colors of paint, giving an imperfect image. One has the sense that much is not known about George Apley as he tried rebelling against what was expected of him and how he was pulled around to "do the right" thing in late 1800's Boston. In a large part, I found the work boring. I kept waiting for some kind of surprise. For Apley to stand up and be counted in a strongly meaningful way. But there is never a strong appearance. The one shot at doing it is suddenly washed away in a bath of apology and acceptance. Plus with all of it being reported in letters, everything is when all is said and done, except for the occasional intercessions by the "editor". I think if I had a strong knowledge of the history and politics of Boston and her Great Families of this time, I would have enjoyed the book more. But one tires quickly of the "editor" saying he does not need to explain the broader situation and what happened in Boston. I cannot say that this book is, for the most part, timeless. It has already outlived its timelessness, if it ever had any.