A Buyer's Market: A Novel (A Dance to the Music of Time, Book 2) - Perfect for Book Clubs, Literary Enthusiasts & Classic Fiction Collectors

I read the first book in Anthony Powell's monumental 12-volume series, "Dance to the Music of Time," and immediately took up the second book, "A Buyer's Market." A longer book than its predecessor, "A Question of Upbringing" nevertheless covers a short period of time during which the characters introduced in the Book 1, have now moved on from school to London, where they are establishing themselves in London society, at approximately the same levels within England's stratified social structure to which they belonged. But, in post World War I Britain, things are changing, slowly to be sure, but some of the comforts and entitlements of the young men whom the reader knows from "A Question of Upbringing," are not as secure and automatic as anyone once thought they would be. Consequently, the plot is not predictable and is made even more interesting by Powell's introduction in this Book 2, of several new characters, who, I believe, will play important roles in the remaining 10 volumes.After reading these two Powell books, "A Question of Upbringing" and "A Buyer's Market," I'm becoming to believe that Powell is an acquired taste: you either acquire it or you don't. I think I have it, so I'm going to read Book 3, but first I'm going to let some time pass before so doing. It remains to be seen if I will take on the task of reading all 12 volumes of "Dance to the Music of Time."