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This novel of a doctor's life shows Robertson Davies at his elegant and entertaining best. "'Never neglect the charms of narrative for the human heart,' said Mr. Ramsay." And we are back at Colborne College listening to the history teacher Dunstan Ramsay, the narrator ofFifth Business. In his audience are three close friends, boys whose lives will closely intertwine: Brocky Gilmartin, who will become a distinguished Professor of English at Waverly University; Charlie Iredale, destined to become an Anglican priest; and our narrator, Jonathon Hullah, soon to be a medical man. "I am an observer," says Dr. Hullah; like his predecessor inFifth Businesshe has gone through a rich life always slightly on the outside, watching, noticing. His power of observation is the quality that makes him an extraordinary doctor. Known as "The Cunning Man," he enjoys fame as a diagnostician that attracts even the Governor General, who comes to him with a very personal problem. His skill also makes him a perceptive storyteller and a shrewd chronicler of what he calls "flat-footed, hard-breathing, high-aspiring Toronto." Jonathon Hullah has watched the growth of the city over a lifetime; first as a boy from Northern Ontario at Colborne College, then as an undergraduate, then as a medical student at the University who falls in love both with the stage and with the lovely Nuala Conor. Away on war service in Europe he loses Nuala to his best friend, but returns to the city with a greater desire to settle down and become a doctor with a practice rooted in somewhat unconventional medical beliefs. When he does, he finds himself thrown into contact with "the Ladies" -- the two English artists who establish an artistic salon which everyone attends. He also finds himself thrown into the high drama of the feuds at St Aidan's Anglican Church, which involve his school friend Charlie Iredale, and which culminate in a very suspicious death at the altar. In the course of Dr. Hullah's extended memoir, we encounter at least one miraculous cure, and one well-publicised mirac≤ a Bad Breath Contest of Olympian standards; tales of cannibals and of Tsarist bordellos; an extended visit to Salterton; life in the Canadian army in the Second World War; horror in the London Blitz, a row in the dining room of the York Club; the murder of Dr. Hullah's godson, Conor Gilmartin; medical solutions to several literary mysteries; and much insight into theatre, art and music (including Miss Annie McGruder's very own composition "Let me call you Jesus"), not to mention the secrets of a doctor's consulting room. This novel allows Robertson Davies to display his wit (school, he tells us, is "a form of jail with educational opportunities") and his wisdom in a novel which, of course, never neglects the charm of narrative for the human heart.
Critiques (4)
Critique de School Library Journal
Gr 4-7-- This twelfth in the series of the misadventures of Rob and Soup results in the inevitable: the boys discover girls and fall in love in the opening chapter. From there the story proceeds in Peck's standard Perils-of-Pauline fashion. Miss Boland, the county nurse, organizes a romantic Valentine's celebration for the whole town. Soup and Rob, newly initiated into the pleasures of kissing (better than baseball), are determined to make a hit with their new loves, respectively, Norma Jean Bissell and twins Quickie and Trickie. The boys conspire to construct a giant sled, using an empty refrigerator carton and two oversized red-and-white candy canes as runners. They plan to pilot the sled with its precious cargo of valentines down Dugan's Hill to arrive at the celebration in time to win not only the prize for the most creative valentine, but also the hearts of their true loves. When everyone and everything has settled back to earth in this improbable tale, all parties have survived and some unforseen good deeds have occurred. Enhanced by Robinson's whimsical drawings, this story will appeal, in all its silliness, to readers in general and especially to Soup's fans. --Sylvia V. Meisner, Allen Middle School, Greensboro, NC (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Critique de Horn Book
Since all of Soup's escapades are larger-than-life, it is not surprising that when romance hits him, it comes in the form of identical twins. In this latest of a dozen adventures, Rob and Soup send a giant valentine toboganing down Dugan's Hill to become the smash hit of the town's Valentine's Day festivities. From HORN BOOK 1992, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Critique de Kirkus
For some, the ``Soup'' formula will begin to taste a little thin: again, Soup dreams up impossible schemes, Rob protests but goes along, and all ends well. Others will relish the side dishes that still make the recipe easy to swallow: Soup's in love with twins; Rob gets his own delectable first kiss; the citizens of Learning appear in dandy small-town tableaux--the theme is Valentine's Day, and everybody hangs out their hearts while Soup and Rob corner the market on romance with their wild scheme. Fans will enjoy the ride. Accompanied by b&w drawings in Robinson's characteristically lively style. (Fiction. 9-12)
Critique de Booklist
Gr. 5-7. The irrepressible Soup is back. This time, love is in the air as the town of Learning prepares for a gala Valentine Day celebration, and Rob and Soup experience their first head-over-heels crushes. Determined to win first prize in the Most Creative Valentine contest (and impress their girlfriends), Soup hatches a scheme involving two cast-off toboggans, an enormous packing crate, a discarded women's club sign, and Mr. Spazzatura's horse. Of course, the scheme goes disastrously awry. The hilarious joyride down Dugan's Hill precipitates the demolition of an abandoned paint factory and the relocation of Joe's Diner. Loyal fans of Soup and Rob will laugh in amazement when Soup falls in love with twins (and can't tell them apart) and the boys discover that kissing is "doggone near almost as good" as baseball. They'll also learn, as Rob does, that everyone is improved by love--even Janice Riker. ~--Chris Sherman