Maybe I am the one at fault here. I came into The Hollow with a bias and its coloring my reaction. At the same time the social tension in the work and how these men are oblivious to all the effort these women engage in for their comfort is so EXHAUSTING
The novel starts with such a strong comedic chapter about a highly intelligent woman plotting the weekend too
Then it gets bogged down in how this very intelligent and successful man is oblivious to the feelings and motives of people and he seems to not interrogate his own behavior
@pendragon yeah, but its very clear Christie has a lot of contempt for the guy and is very critical of his behavior. His mistress, who is pointedly noted for being extremely smart, even says he makes too many assumptions
