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Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh

beablop's review against another edition

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emotional funny medium-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

4.5

neuroqueer_af's review against another edition

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2.0

Meh.

jessicaboi's review against another edition

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

kmsourada's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I don't feel that one reading of this book allows me to fairly rate. I read this with a book club (via Novel Pairings) and that experience offered thoughtful conversations that enriched my reading.

What I enjoyed:
  • There was so much to ponder and explore. The story does plod, or trundle along, without a lot of plot...worked for me.
  • No character had a definitive ending...not an issue for me.
  • Sad, poignant, funny, and witty...loved the mix.
  • There was a lot of atmosphere - led to emotional connections - the rooms, the country roads, and the ocean.

I really want to return for a re-read and notice at a deeper level.

mjsteimle's review against another edition

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challenging funny reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

marisawhy's review against another edition

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

2.75

lindsayrodier's review against another edition

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

4.0

devastating to watch someone go from happy and go to sad and catholic

christiek's review against another edition

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4.0

A little slow to get into, but after that I was invested in learning how the characters got where they were and interested in seeing Waugh explore their relationship to religion. I was sometimes confused about what the focus of the novel was, but I decided that wasn't a weakness of the novel. It added to the sense of figuring out life.

summeryoder's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No

2.5

elena_edstrom's review against another edition

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medium-paced

3.0