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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lot of the books I've read fall into the category of "I wouldn't say I was enjoying myself while reading this, but it left a deep impression on me and I am glad to have read it." Brideshead Revisited elicited the opposite reaction. It has really beautiful prose that shows you what each character pays attention to in each moment, even if other characters' perspectives are only told through the dialogue they get.
I'm not sure what impact this book has on me other than an engaging reading experience. Through religious growth, the characters find redemption or closure, but as someone who isn't Catholic, I felt like I was constantly mourning their decisions. To me this book was a tragedy, but the book ends hopefully.
I'm not sure what impact this book has on me other than an engaging reading experience. Through religious growth, the characters find redemption or closure, but as someone who isn't Catholic, I felt like I was constantly mourning their decisions. To me this book was a tragedy, but the book ends hopefully.
emotional
reflective
slow-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
challenging
emotional
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
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
The first half of this book is amazing and captures some elements of queer affection that I love, and has many lovable and laughable characters. It focuses on on a group of Oxford students in the 1920s, one of which is Sebastian, a queer coded Catholic from old money. He becomes our protagonist’s obsession.
The second half of the book is after a later point in there lives and I personally found it less exciting, but it’s still quite well written.
The second half of the book is after a later point in there lives and I personally found it less exciting, but it’s still quite well written.
reflective
tense
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
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
emotional
medium-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
More catholic than expected. God the interwar years are both bleak and homoerotic.
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this book after watching Saltburn expecting homoeroticism and machiavellistic manipulation. It was good and enjoyable regardless, but a little too much Catholicism for my taste.
At times uncomfortably too close to home, and then suddenly flittering into unfamiliar territory; an interesting read.
4.5
4.5