Reviews

The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy

tara_pikachu's review against another edition

you just have abandon some books because they are so boring that you'd rather watch 'keeping up with the kardashians.' this is one of those books. so i'll leave it at the 100th page (see, i gave it a chance) and come back to it after i don't know, a decade?

whatsforreading's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

chrocaine's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sam_bizar_wilcox's review against another edition

3.0

Funny - I don't know that Elaine Dundy's The Dud Avocado quite lives up to the hype (the introduction describes it as the great continuously lost and refound classic), but there's enough exuberant charm and standout moments in this take on Paris that time with this novel is time well spent. The Paris itself is exquisitely captured as farce and fantasy. A great book to give to a young person spending time there abroad.

dsbreads's review

not motivated to finish, Libby book was returned.

the_chenzo's review against another edition

Nothing with the book. Timing just didn’t work out. I definitely want to circle back to this soon! 

leman's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

samanthahamatha's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Sally Jay Gorce is quite a bouncy woman. She is ravenous for life throughout the book, which makes her story a tale of beauty and unpleasantness. “The Dud Avocado” is the perfect read for anyone interested in a young woman moving to Paris with nothing but a dream filled with Parisian cliches that will eventually be broken down into pieces, and a heroine who’s virtues and vices perfectly coagulate to make a complex and wildly entertaining character. 

laila4343's review against another edition

4.0

Surprisingly delightful! Sally Jay is quite the character. I’d read this again sometime.

maryaliceelange's review

adventurous funny inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0