Reviews

Memoirs of a Fox-Hunting Man by Siegfried Sassoon

nickelini's review

adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

viken's review against another edition

4.0

https://vikenwrites.wordpress.com/2018/12/23/memoirs-of-a-fox-hunting-man-siegfried-sassoon/

andreairashea's review against another edition

2.0

Sorry, really had to force myself through all those pages of "the hunt", egads. Picked up toward the end, and am looking forward to Memoirs of an Infantry Officer.

frazmacdazz's review

4.0

Charming and evocative portrait of England and englishness in times of peace and war.

chaydgc's review

5.0

I searched it out as an aspirational fox-hunter; more than satisfactory on that point-- no pulled punches. I have read only a bit of his poetry, but this volume is such an affecting demonstration of his sensibility and artistry in manipulating form and content, fact and fiction, to produce a narrative that manages to be modernist in its convention and brutal in its discretion, indicting the reader along with the narrator. I'm fairly stunned, and searching out the next 2 volumes. I can't believe the trilogy is out of print.

raphaelb's review

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

groucho's review

5.0

Brilliantly written story of the life of an English country gentleman in the years prior to WW1, and the instant destruction of that lifestyle by the war.

ephraimgadsby's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

athenalindia's review

4.0

The last portion of this book throws the first into stark relief. While I enjoyed the first section, it didn't grab me - it was a calm meandering from hunting meet to hunting meet, from a quiet life to brief flurries of activity on a horse. Nothing really happened, nothing changed.

Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here.

In the meantime, you can read the entire review at Smorgasbook