588 reviews for:

The Dud Avocado

Elaine Dundy

3.73 AVERAGE

lilpinoch's review against another edition

4.5

funny fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

isobelu's review

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

secretlyagamer's review against another edition

3.75

funny lighthearted

bookeared's review

3.25

lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

haslerts's review against another edition

4.25

funny reflective medium-paced

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WOW THAT ENDING. What people don’t say about this book is that it becomes abstract, darker, mysterious, etc. at the end.

. Great book with a great protagonist. Beginning felt like it had a kind of wonky pace, but the writing was so fun! Incredibly interesting

honestlyholly's review

3.5

adventurous funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A contemporary classic! Written in 1958, this book was a delight. Excellent humour and the plot reflected the 'all over the place' main character. Lots of fun.

I did struggle with remembering who was who, and I was quite disappointed by the ending, but it was enjoyable overall.

alexandrara's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved reading this. It’s funny and written in a way which makes you feel like you’re in a film. However, for whatever reason I never had the urge to pick it up and subsequently took ages to read it, especially considering it’s less than 300 pages long. 

jwmcoaching's review against another edition

2.0

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I gave up after 50 pages.

This certainly isn't a bad book, but it's a little too cutesy and poorly plotted for my taste. Reminiscent of Lucky Jim and Brother of the More Famous Jack, it plays like an ancestor of a Diane Johnson novel and a descendant of a Henry James one, but saucier and more carefree. Dundy is a good writer and comes up with some nice observations about the "innocent" abroad (I particularly liked her descriptions of Paris), but this just seems too much like other, better novels I've read.

sarasarasaraaaa's review against another edition

4.0

funny hopeful reflective fast-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

dorottyagoston's review

3.75

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes