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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Pretty funny and very British. It's probably more funny if you are British and more familiar with some of the British stereotypes being caricatured.
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Great book, I don't know how I missed this one, but really enjoyed it.
This book is a well-written satirical farce, which seems to have an enduring appeal. However, I found it hard to enjoy a book that contains such awful, open racism. Maybe it was just about acceptable when it was written, but modern readers will find it hard to take.
This book was a bit of a mixed bag.
As a satire of the tabloid newspaper industry and English society of the 1930s, I liked it. Some of the scenes poking fun at lords and ladies were as funny as PG Wodehouse, even pergaps a bit edgier. I chuckled a good few times witnessing the mayhem unfold.
The weakest part was unfortunately also the longest - the protagonist's ill-fated trip to Africa as a foreign correspondent. The cultural insensitivity was uncomfortable but not terrible to read in 2022, certainly not disproportionate to Waugh's time. But the story of what was going on in this war-torn state was so bizarre and difficult to follow that the comedy lost momentum for me. And the token love interest was wet at best, and not particularly funny.
I got this lovely edition from a neighbour who was clearing out her 'parlour books'. The dust jacket is pleasingly textured and the layout winning. Funny how such small things can improve the experience of reading
As a satire of the tabloid newspaper industry and English society of the 1930s, I liked it. Some of the scenes poking fun at lords and ladies were as funny as PG Wodehouse, even pergaps a bit edgier. I chuckled a good few times witnessing the mayhem unfold.
The weakest part was unfortunately also the longest - the protagonist's ill-fated trip to Africa as a foreign correspondent. The cultural insensitivity was uncomfortable but not terrible to read in 2022, certainly not disproportionate to Waugh's time. But the story of what was going on in this war-torn state was so bizarre and difficult to follow that the comedy lost momentum for me. And the token love interest was wet at best, and not particularly funny.
I got this lovely edition from a neighbour who was clearing out her 'parlour books'. The dust jacket is pleasingly textured and the layout winning. Funny how such small things can improve the experience of reading
Biting and farcical, the tale of "Boot of the Beast" chronicles a case of mistaken identity wherein a country bumpkin (Boot) is sent to cover a non-existent conflict in Africa, only to stumble on a story and get the "scoop" his compatriots have been salivating over. Delightful.