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dantemile's review against another edition
3.0
took me forever to finish this one and practically lost all interest when sebastian stopped appearing but i did it yeehaw
jsm19's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
5.0
anvh_01's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
it wasn't all that tbh
rubyweapon8503's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
about_wind_and_willows's review against another edition
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Suicide, and War
akikoelaine's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
joemarshmell0w's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
3.75
namelikescrabble's review against another edition
4.0
Lush, evocative, wistful and decadent; much like Fitzgerald's Gatsby, Waugh's novel concerns itself mostly with the distinctions of class and the status that cannot be bought.
Although a challenging book to get my teeth into at first, I was soon swept away by the intrigues and mysteries of the lives of the Flyte family. Combined with the masterful language and evocative imagery; this novel harkens back to a time where novels could progress. The eccentricities of Sebastian and the rest of his family, each one in disgrace for various reasons and yet as a unit still perpetually accepted by society, form the backbone of this concise epic, but it is so much more than that. It is a farewell to a society in decline (Waugh could not have possibly forseen the outburst of affection for the Golden Age of the Big House that continues to this day.), a eulogy to lost love and youth, but most importantly for me, it is a celebration of the sort of time where; "I’ve got a motor-car and a basket of strawberries and a bottle of Chateau Peyraguey", was as good an excuse as any...
Although a challenging book to get my teeth into at first, I was soon swept away by the intrigues and mysteries of the lives of the Flyte family. Combined with the masterful language and evocative imagery; this novel harkens back to a time where novels could progress. The eccentricities of Sebastian and the rest of his family, each one in disgrace for various reasons and yet as a unit still perpetually accepted by society, form the backbone of this concise epic, but it is so much more than that. It is a farewell to a society in decline (Waugh could not have possibly forseen the outburst of affection for the Golden Age of the Big House that continues to this day.), a eulogy to lost love and youth, but most importantly for me, it is a celebration of the sort of time where; "I’ve got a motor-car and a basket of strawberries and a bottle of Chateau Peyraguey", was as good an excuse as any...