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kivt's review against another edition
4.0
Recently reread. As good as I remembered. I like this much more than Brideshead Revisited--same sense of despair and decay, less sketchy Catholicism, more humor.
smf24601's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
4.0
mirandaaaa's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-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
3.0
Ahh the luxuries of reading in bed. You don’t realise how nice it is until you’ve done it again and you realised you missed it.
“I have been in the scholastic profession long enough to know that nobody enters it unless he has some very good reason which he is anxious to conceal”
This book was a fun and easy romp through the English “polite” society and their wild habits. The segues into school/prison was pretty wild but adds to the vibe of an easy read. You certainly don’t have to think too arduously whilst reading, which was nice. I defo now want to read Brideshead revisited even more now though.
“I don’t believe people would ever fall in love or get married if they weren’t told about it”
“I have been in the scholastic profession long enough to know that nobody enters it unless he has some very good reason which he is anxious to conceal”
This book was a fun and easy romp through the English “polite” society and their wild habits. The segues into school/prison was pretty wild but adds to the vibe of an easy read. You certainly don’t have to think too arduously whilst reading, which was nice. I defo now want to read Brideshead revisited even more now though.
“I don’t believe people would ever fall in love or get married if they weren’t told about it”
jzelman's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
the_reviewer's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
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? Yes
2.75
kristidremljuga's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
malongorose's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs
nickdablin's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
medium-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
I don't know if it's because I'm too far removed from the setting to appreciate the subtleties of what is being sent up, or that the book is too farcical to be truly insicive, or that the authorial voice is too vague and unclear to really determine whether the reader is supposed to be relating to any of these awful characters, but this didn't really click for me. It's a ludicrous and fairly engaging plot, but with zero character development, nothing that actually made me laugh out loud, and some truly abhorrent and unnecessary racism that has no bearing on the plot and leaves a sour taste regarding the rest of the book.
lostintime_73's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75