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I enjoyed the book - it was a nice pleasant, lighthearted read. The book gives a really good insight into the impact of the class system in every day life in the early 20th century; so was interesting from a historical point of view and was also humorous in parts. I listened to it via audiobook and the narrator Sam Kelly really brought it to life.

The moral of the story is that status and money do not bring happiness, and this was shown through a roller-coaster ride throughout Kipp's life.

Recommended

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emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

ldjdbooks's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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4.0

From TIA:
Two part radio dramatisation of H G Wells' novel of the draper's assistant who is bequeathed a fortune.

Raised in the respectable gloom of his uncle's shop and looking forward to a career of unremitting drapery, Kipps finds his life changed by an astonishing bit of luck after being hit by a bicycle. Dramatised by Mike Walker.
Producer/Director John Taylor

Kipps: Bryan Dick
Uncle: Donald Sumpter
Aunt/Mrs Walshingham: Deborah Findlay
Helen: Lesley Vickerage
Shalford: Jonathan Keeble
Chitterlow: Robert Whitelock
Coote: Julian Rhind-Tutt
Young Arthur: Myles Taylor
Young Sid: Jordan Clarke
Young Ann: Megan Jones
Ann: Sinead Matthews
Sid: Simon Balfour

https://archive.org/details/Kipps2006

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