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solaireastora's review against another edition
5.0
I started this novel completely blind, knowing nothing about it or the author other than that it was greatly loved by a friend of mine.
I enjoyed it more and more as it progressed.
The memories of Charles Ryder and his interactions with the Flyte family, it is divided into three sections spaced ten years apart. Funny, playful, poignant, tragic, wise, with exquisite writing throughout; it seems to be the story of a man coming to know himself through the loves and losses he experiences with the Flytes.
I will be thinking about this book for a long time, and would like to revisit it in the future.
I enjoyed it more and more as it progressed.
The memories of Charles Ryder and his interactions with the Flyte family, it is divided into three sections spaced ten years apart. Funny, playful, poignant, tragic, wise, with exquisite writing throughout; it seems to be the story of a man coming to know himself through the loves and losses he experiences with the Flytes.
I will be thinking about this book for a long time, and would like to revisit it in the future.
seagreen's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
2.25
There’s no way Jacob Elordi read the whole thing.
ohlookatthat's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
marga28's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
elizabethaf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
buildingtaste's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Very strangely paced, and feels like what Waugh says it is, a sort of personal yearning for the period from the perspective of someone in the time that came after. Best part by far was Anthony Blanche.
evergreenreader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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
jasmina1811's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-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
mirror_mirror's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0