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Christmas Pudding by Nancy Mitford

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ginbottle's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well written light and amusing social comedy set in 1920s leisured English society.

pilarentrelibros's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

mg_libros's review against another edition

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5.0

51/2022 Seguimos con el plan de leer a las Mitford en 2022 y llegamos a esta novela coral, ambientada en una casa en el campo, alrededor de la cual se juntan más de una docena de personajes, cada uno con sus particularidades y deseos: la señora interesada en la caza, la debutante que odia la temporada, los parientes pobres, la prima enamoradiza, el sinvergüenza arribista…

Hay de todo y está todo bien y además dice una expresión que voy a hacer mía al referirse a un señor que pretende con mucha pasión a una señora “me aburre hasta el coma”

Aquí Nancy Mitford se ríe de todos y es fabulosa. Me lo he pasado fenomenal.

caitlyn_is's review

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4.0

Refreshing read, quirky and fun.

isoney's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.25

staticdisplay's review

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3.0

this story has a bit of a laugh at British aristocracy, whose lives are portrayed as vapid and lived with High Drama when none was needed at all. almost nothing happens. the writing is fairly effective in conveying character, often through dialogue, and it's quite silly at times. I was reading entirely for the Christmas elements (although I do plan to read more of Nancy Mitford's writing), and there were some brief moments of Christmas detail (presented with the same flippant and somewhat cynical appraisal as everything else). minus some points for derogatory language about groups of people.