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mazza57's review against another edition
3.0
Esther travels through childhood almost in the background of her family until she marries a man she met only 2 weeks before. The characterisation in they book is excellent, Harrower really captures the submissive nature of Esther and the dual personalities of Stan. a man used to doing and getting just what he wants. The narrative is at places slow moving but i think that works. Stan is almost a Jekyll and Hyde character I feel he loves Esther but can only go so far in showing it. The author portrays this difficult relationship in a way that brings the reader into it. I t is a well put together portrait of a difficult relationship
nobodyatall's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting bunch of characters very nicely presented but it all got a bit samey and dull after a while.
hcube3's review against another edition
4.0
After reading the watch tower younger and more uninformed of history and social dynamics I think Down in the City hit me harder. But perhaps it's also because The Watch Tower is so prescriptive in its villain's heinousness that it pushed me to consider how the situations were exaggerated and otherworldly. Down in the City reads more like it happens, and often. I don't like psychological dramas which feel like they're cautionary tales, but this one offered me an interesting insight into the constrictive nature of relationships and what each person wants out of the other. I found value in that.
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