429 reviews for:

A Handful of Dust

Evelyn Waugh

3.68 AVERAGE

kirstenfindlay's review against another edition

1.75

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

what_g_reads's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mgl_reads's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

emilyaix's review

2.25

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

alice_horoshev's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This story is full of surprises. It started as something like Northanger Abbey and then turned into something else and then once more. Stephen King would be happy to write something like this. People claiming it being funny - what's going on in your life, no, please, don't tell. 
I think I will never have the courage to re-read it. 

imo_s's review against another edition

funny

ruthailuj's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: No

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It has doe Fitzgerald vibes.

interlunar's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

a_girl_and_some_books's review against another edition

4.0

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I read this book for my 20th Century British Literature class. I really enjoyed it as I thought Waugh created a great novel about Britain around the 1930s. The characters and storyline were well developed! The only thing I didn't really like was what happened towards the end, as I felt it was out of place for the rest of the novel. Overall, it was a great read for a class!

zilfworks's review against another edition

3.0

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A quick, fun read, but not sure it lives up to the "classic" status many reviews grant it.