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kellyrenea's review against another edition
4.0
Such a fun and smart novel. I enjoyed the characters and the author’s wit. Honestly my only criticism is that I felt the author finished the story too quickly before really developing the characters and their idiosyncrasies. Such fun dialogue though and I love the names for his characters! For example, with a name like “Mr. Bold” the guy is going to be trouble!
fedor_ulysses's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
bperl's review against another edition
4.0
I really shouldn’t have enjoyed this book as much as I did. It is PEAK Victorian tripe, filled with stereotypically grave men, overemotional women, and an entirely unimportant plot. So dumb, it’s good.
about_wind_and_willows's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
willyusername's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
johnthebiker300's review against another edition
4.0
I read this based upon suggestions from a YouTube video on seven classic books that were quite short.
Whilst this book was short, it did take me a few days to complete it.
Excellent writing, a good story and well worth reading.
The passage about the power of the Jupiter newspaper, or indeed any newspaper with a large readership is a fine piece of writing and there are many other such pieces.
The video I watched was https://youtu.be/LurnouKi1kA?si=apKzHRRGHzK4SY9_
Whilst this book was short, it did take me a few days to complete it.
Excellent writing, a good story and well worth reading.
The passage about the power of the Jupiter newspaper, or indeed any newspaper with a large readership is a fine piece of writing and there are many other such pieces.
The video I watched was https://youtu.be/LurnouKi1kA?si=apKzHRRGHzK4SY9_
daumari's review against another edition
4.0
I started this after seeing Julian Fellowes' adaptation of the third Chronicles of Barsetshire novel and figured I should start from the beginning to really get a feel for the town. The Warden was short, but sharp in its depiction of our characters: the well-intentioned young reformer trying to right historic financial wrongs, the naively befuddled titular Warden who is oh-so-wounded by the press, the Warden's son-in-law the archdeacon who will fight on his father-in-law (and the Church's) right to Hiram's Will's income, etc. It seemed neatly resolved at the end (with lawyers' winning through their fees, I suppose), but it looks like the matter's not done yet considering the characters in [b:Barchester Towers|125321|Barchester Towers (Chronicles of Barsetshire #2)|Anthony Trollope|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1387980968s/125321.jpg|3299857]...
karlijnvc's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5